Lampard out, Ronaldo on the bench

Chelsea left grieving Frank Lampard out of their line-up for today’s Premier League title showdown against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Sat, 26 Apr, 2008 - 12:51

Chelsea left grieving Frank Lampard out of their line-up for today’s Premier League title showdown against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Lampard was absent following the death of his mother on Thursday, while manager Avram Grant also omitted veteran Claude Makelele and Florent Malouda. Mikel John Obi, Michael Essien and Salomon Kalou were recalled.

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