Chelsea and Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku could mark a return to the bench for Tuesday's Champions League Group H match against Juventus at Stamford Bridge.

The 28-year-old forward has not featured for the London side since injuring his ankle on 2 November in the Champions League win over Malmo.

Manager Thomas Tuchel said Lukaku "seemed OK" after training on Sunday but was still unsure if the striker will play any part in the game.

Tuchel said he will be assessed on Monday with an appearance off the bench against Juve the "absolute maximum".

Chelsea are currently second in Group H, three points behind their Italian opponents, who top the group.

The Blues need a point from their remaining two games to guarantee progression to the last 16.

Germany forward Kai Havertz is also a doubt with the hamstring problem which saw him get substituted in Saturday's 3-0 win against Leicester.

Fellow Germany striker Timo Werner, who has been out with a hamstring injury since October, could feature while midfielder Jorginho is fit despite also being replaced in the second half against the Foxes.

Former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey, Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini and forward Federico Bernardeschi are all out for Juventus while top scorer Paulo Dybala is a doubt.

Juventus are eighth in Serie A with six wins from 13 matches this season

World football governing body, FIFA have unveiled the nominees for The Best Awards 2021, with the winners to be revealed in a virtual ceremony on January 17, 2022.

The candidates for each category were selected by expert panels in women's and men's football, which included Eniola Aluko, Emma Byrne and Marta Tejedor, as well as Tim Cahill, David Trezeguet and Alexi Lalas.

Public voting for each award will be open from November 22 until December 10, 2021, and FIFA will eventually announce three finalists for each award by January 2022.

There are 6 award categories in total.

The Best FIFA Football Awards Nominees

- The Best FIFA Men's Player

Karim Benzema (France / Real Madrid)

Kevin De Bruyne (Belgium / Manchester City)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal / Juventus / Manchester United)

Robert Lewandowski (Poland / Bayern Munich)

Lionel Messi (Argentina / Barcelona / Paris Saint-Germain)

Neymar (Brazil / Paris Saint-Germain)

Erling Haaland (Norway / Borussia Dortmund)

Jorginho (Italy / Chelsea)

N'Golo Kante (France / Chelsea)

Kylian Mbappe (France / Paris Saint-Germain)

Mohamed Salah (Egypt / Liverpool)

- The Best FIFA Women's Player

Stina Blackstenius (Sweden / BK Hacken)

Aitana Bonmati (Spain / Barcelona)

Lucy Bronze (England / Manchester City WFC)

Magdalena Eriksson (Sweden / Chelsea FC Women)

Caroline Graham Hansen (Norway / Barcelona)

Pernille Harder (Denmark / Chelsea FC Women)

Jennifer Hermoso (Spain / Barcelona)

Ji So-yun (Korea Republic / Chelsea FC Women)

Sam Kerr (Australia / Chelsea FC Women)

Vivianne Miedema (Netherlands / Arsenal WFC)

Ellen White (England / Manchester City WFC)

Alexia Putellas (Spain / Barcelona)

Christine Sinclair (Canada / Portland Thorns)

- The Best FIFA Men's Coach

Antonio Conte (Italy / Inter / Tottenham Hotspur)

Hansi Flick (Germany / Bayern Munich / German national team)

Pep Guardiola (Spain / Manchester City)

Roberto Mancini (Italy / Italian national team)

Lionel Sebastian Scaloni (Argentina / Argentinian national team)

Diego Simeone (Argentina / Atletico Madrid)

Thomas Tuchel (Germany / Chelsea)

-  The Best FIFA Women's Coach

Lluis Cortes (Spain / Barcelona)

Peter Gerhardsson (Sweden / Swedish national team)

Emma Hayes (England / Chelsea FC Women)

Beverly Priestman (England / Canadian national team)

Sarina Wiegman (Netherlands / Dutch national team / English national team)

- The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper

Alisson Becker (Brazil / Liverpool)

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy / AC Milan / Paris Saint-Germain)

Edouard Mendy (Senegal / Chelsea FC)

Manuel Neuer (Germany / Bayern Munich)

Kasper Schmeichel (Denmark / Leicester City)

-  The Best FIFA Women's Goalkeeper

Ann-Katrin Berger (Germany / Chelsea FC Women)

Christiane Endler (Chile / Paris Saint-Germain / Olympique Lyonnais)

Stephanie Lynn Marie Labbe (Canada / Rosengard / Paris Saint-Germain)

Hedvig Lindahl (Sweden / Atletico Madrid Femenino)

Alyssa Naeher (USA / Chicago Red Stars)

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Barcelona midfielder Pedri has claimed the 2021 Golden Boy award for the best under-21 player playing in a European country's top division.

Pedri - who joined Barca from Las Palmas in 2020 signed a new deal with the Catalan giants In October which includes a 1bn euro (£846m) release clause.

18-year-old Pedri, beat England and Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham to the accolade by a record 199 points.

Pedri played more minutes than any other Barca player last season, going on to play at Euro 2020 and win Olympic silver with Spain.

He has unfortunately been out of action since September because of a thigh injury.

The Spanish teenager succeeds Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Braut Haaland who won the Golden Boy award in 2020.

 The inaugural award which was assigned in 2003, has also been won by the likes of Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Kylian Mbappe.

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