Alonso had missed Chelsea last game through a minor ankle injury he had picked up late on against Malmö the Tuesday before, though news of his return is somewhat secondary to Lukaku’s.

Lukaku who is still Chelsea (joint-)leading goal-scorer has been out for the last month, since the first leg match against Malmö.

Chelsea have fared quite well in Lukaku’s absence, winning four of five while scoring thirteen times, ten of those came against the bottom two teams in the league.