ASHLEY COLE will miss “at least two weeks” after suffering a hamstring injury in Chelsea’s FA Cup quarter-final win over Manchester United.
The left-back was forced off after just 21 minutes and is now set to miss Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg with Rubin Kazan.
He will also be out for Sunday’s Premier League match against Sunderland.
Cole is also a major doubt for the FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City at Wembley on April 14.
Rafa Benitez confirmed Cole is likely to be out for at least two weeks and joked: “That means for us maybe 20 games or something.”
Cole’s injury is the latest defensive blow for the interim Chelsea boss who is already without Gary Cahill.
Benitez is having to manage his squad through a congested period — the United clash was the Blues’ second of six games in 16 days.
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