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LONDON, England -- Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech will miss Sunday's Barclays Premier League clash with Everton after a scan revealed he has a small tear in his calf.
Cech has been hit by a calf injury ahead of the weekend Premier League campaign.
The Czech international limped out of Tuesday's Champions League 0-0 draw against Schalke at half-time after sustaining the injury in mysterious circumstances early on.
He was replaced by Carlo Cudicini at the interval
Club doctor Bryan English said: "It is still early but it's certain he will miss the game this weekend.
"We will also be liaising with the Czech FA's medical department about Petr's injury. Hopefully the international break will allow time for the injury to improve."
Cech added: "I don't know exactly how it happened. I only know that I felt a pain from the 10th minute of the match. Nevertheless I played the first half.
"I feel bad that I will be out right now when myself as well as my team are both doing well," he added.
The stalemate kept Chelsea top of Group B and they now only need to win one of their two remaining games against Valencia at home or away to Rosenborg to qualify for the knockout stage.
Schalke twice hit the woodwork in the second half at the Veltins Arena while Chelsea striker Didier Drogba wasted a hat-trick of chances to secure all three points.
Had Chelsea won they would have qualified for the next phase following Rosenborg's victory over Valencia in Spain.
Chelsea resume their league campaign at the weekend trailing leaders Arsenal and Manchester United by three points as they bid to regain the title they twice won under Jose Mourinho. E-mail to a friend 
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