Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante train at chilly Cobham ahead of Roma trip in Champions League

Blues stars warm up with training session at Surrey HQ before flight to Italian capital for Tuesday's Group C showdown

Mark Fleming

Published: 12:00, 30 Oct 2017
Updated: 14:28, 30 Oct 2017

EDEN Hazard pulls his beanie down over his face as Chelsea stars train in the cold snap at their Cobham training base before flying to Rome.

Hazard - who scored his first goal of the Premier League campaign in the champions' 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday - led his team-mates in a gentle training session before the squad was due to fly to Italy for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Roma.

Eden Hazard pulls his woolly hat down over his face as he braves the chilly airCredit: Reuters

Eden Hazard fools around in the cold morning air at CobhamCredit: Reuters

Hazard was joined by David Luiz and N'Golo Kante as Antonio Conte puts his side through a gentle workout ahead of their trip to Italy.

Hazard has been eased back into action after undergoing surgery on a broken ankle in the summer.

The 26-year-old Belgian winger went under the knife in July, and missed the club's first four games.

He has since been playing regularly, scoring twice in Chelsea's 3-3 draw with Roma two weeks ago.

Hazard believes his fitness problems are now well and truly behind him, with Chelsea hosting Manchester United in a massive Premier League showdown on Sunday.

He told Chelsea TV: "I'm training hard, the injury is in the past.

Chelsea star Michy Batshuayi wraps up against the cold todayCredit: Reuters

Antonio Conte ponders his crucial week with games against Roma and Manchester UnitedCredit: Reuters

N'Golo Kante has been sidelined with a hamstring injury for several weeksCredit: Reuters

David Luiz wears a snood, a headband and gloves on a chilly morning in SurreyCredit: PA:Press Association

"I'm fully ready for the next game. I just want to play.

"A big week uis coming so it was important also for the confidence to stay high, after the game against Watford, to win at Bournemouth.

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"We are full of confidence now, with two big games in the Champions League and the Premier League.

"And we are ready to play both."

Player of the Year Kante could be fit to return against Roma, after missing five matches with a hamstring injury.

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Chelsea defender Gary Cahill in training ahead of the club's game in RomeCredit: Reuters

Eden Hazard is back in form after missing the start of the season with an ankle injuryCredit: Reuters

Thibaut Courtois dives in training today at Chelsea's Cobham HQCredit: PA:Press Association

Chelsea stars Marcos Alonso and Pedro prepare for a light training sessionCredit: Reuters

It will be Chelsea's first trip to Italy since 2012-13 when Roberto Di Matteo's side lost to Juventus and he was subsequently sacked.

Italy is historically a tough trip for the Blues, who have only won once in the country, with three draws and five defeats.

Their only win was however in the Stadio Olympico 14 years ago this week, when Claudio Ranieri led Chelsea to an emphatic 4-0 win over Roma's great rivals Lazio.