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Chelsea's first team have returned to training at their Cobham facility in Surrey
Winger Pedro trained with his team-mates wearing a protective mask on his face
Pedro's return came less than two weeks after he was hospitalised in Beijing
Antonio Rudiger also trained and Charly Musonda was seen with a new hairstyle

Published: 06:10 EDT, 3 August 2017 | Updated: 08:46 EDT, 3 August 2017

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Chelsea winger Pedro returned to training in England this week less than a fortnight after being hospitalised in Beijing.

The 30-year-old wore a mask to protect his face after suffering multiple fractures in a collision with Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina during Chelsea's 3-0 win on tour.

Pedro spent time in a Chinese hospital as a result of Ospina accidentally landing a punch on his face.

Spanish winger Pedro returned to Chelsea training at the club's Cobham facility on Wednesday

Pedro was back on the training pitch less than a fortnight after being taken to a Beijing hospital

He suffered multiple fractures when David Ospina accidentally punched him last month

Chelsea summer signing Antonio Rudiger, seen above right with Marcos Alonso, also trained

But the Spaniard appeared to be recovering well as he was put through his paces at Chelsea's Cobham Training Centre in Surrey.

Pedro was joined in training by summer signing Antonio Rudiger, fresh from making his Blues debut in a 2-1 loss to Inter Milan in Singapore.

Chelsea only recently returned from their tour of Asia, which started brightly with a 3-0 win over Arsenal, before ending in disappointment courtesy of defeats at the hands of Bayern Munich and then Inter.

Antonio Conte's men are now preparing for another meeting with Arsenal, who will provide the opposition at Wembley on Sunday in the Community Shield.

Willian and Michy Batshuayi were on the scoresheet when Chelsea took the Gunners apart last month.

And both players were pictured in training photos shared by Chelsea's official Instagram account on Wednesday.

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, midfielder N'Golo Kante and young winger Charly Musonda - sporting a new hairstyle - were also snapped.