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Lampard hopes Chelsea duo Willian and Pedro stay for Champions League clash

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is unsure whether Willian and Pedro would stay beyond the FA Cup final to play in Chelsea's last-16 Champions League tie on 8 August.

They trail 3-0 to Bayern Munich after the first leg.

Lampard said: "I had presumptions they will stay [until the end of the season]. I don't want to say something I get wrong, because I'm looking at Liverpool and Wolves above anything else. We have seen the value not just of Willian on the pitch - Pedro hasn't played so much - but the value of their experience. I clearly would hope they would stay right until the end, I would think that's what the club and players want."

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