Uefa Cup: Chelsea defender backs absent team-mates

John Terry has backed his Chelsea team-mates who opted out of the Uefa Cup tie in Israel because of fears over the threat of terrorist attacks.

John Terry has backed his Chelsea team-mates who opted out of the Uefa Cup tie in Israel because of fears over the threat of terrorist attacks.

The Blues gave all their players the option to miss the first leg of their second round clash against Hapoel Tel Aviv - and six of them took it up.

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