N’Golo Kante ruled out of Chelsea’s trip to Ajax with Ross Barkley also absent

N’Golo Kante will miss Chelsea’s trip to Ajax in the Champions League with Ross Barkley also out.

The pair of midfielders missed the final training session on Tuesday morning in Cobham ahead of the flight to Amsterdam after failing to recover in time from their injuries.

Barkley limped off before half-time against Newcastle on Saturday after damaging his ankle. 

Chelsea’s players share a joke while taking part in a sprinting drill during their training session

Frank Lampard watches on as his players prepare for the Champions League clash with Ajax

Kante, meanwhile, has been out since picking up a groin injury while on international duty with France.

Chelsea were handed a boost as defender Emerson Palmieri took part in the session, warming up with his team-mates before doing some ball work.

Antonio Rudiger was also involved after Frank Lampard made it clear on Friday that there was still ‘work to be done’ before he reached match fitness.

Marcos Alonso, who scored against Newcastle, takes part in a passing drill on Tuesday

Tammy Abraham and Jorginho jog at the training centre in Stoke d’Abernon in Surrey

Abraham and team-mate Olivier Giroud share a joke as they walk over to the pitches

Rudiger has been out of action for most of the season, managing just 45 minutes during the game against Wolves in September so far.

Long-term absentees Andreas Christensen and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were also not involved on Tuesday morning.

But there was a place in the session for young Scottish midfielder Billy Gilmour, who is working his way into the first-team picture under Lampard.

After facing Ajax, Chelsea travel to Turf Moor to take on Burnley in Saturday’s late game. 

Kepa Arrizabalaga stretches as he prepares for the clash with Ajax on Tuesday morning

Ross Barkley is also out after injuring his ankle during Saturday’s win against Newcastle