Forward among 25 players selected for Champions League knockoutsMatildas star has not played for 15 months due to serious knee injury
Star striker Sam Kerr has been included in Chelsea’s squad for the Women’s Champions League knock-out rounds in an indication she is nearing a return from injury.
But what should have been a positive milestone in the 31-year-old’s recovery from a serious knee injury which has kept her off the pitch for 15 months was tempered by Chelsea coach Sonia Bompastor, who urged fans to lower expectations about Kerr’s long-awaited comeback.
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