Tuchel's side brushed aside the Swedish minnows at Stamford
Bridge thanks to Jorginho's penalty brace and goals from Andreas Christensen
and Kai Havertz.
But Chelsea's second Group H victory, after losing to
Juventus in their previous match, was significantly tarnished by the ankle
injury suffered by Belgium striker Lukaku and a hamstring issue for Germany
forward Werner.
Both had to come off in the first half and Chelsea boss
Tuchel will be waiting nervously to see how quickly they can return.
"We have a twist of the ankle for Romelu, and muscle
injury and hamstring for Timo, so they will be some days out I guess,"
Tuchel said.
"We have a lot of games, so now we have to find
solutions, no excuses."
It would be a major blow if the pair are sidelined for a
long period in the midst of a hectic schedule as Chelsea try to retain their
position at the top of the Premier League, while pushing to qualify for the
Champions League last 16.
"The two were in good shape, they are dangerous and can
create and score so we need to find solutions and guys who waited for their
chance need to step up and score," Tuchel said.
"The race is on, the guys who start against Norwich
have our trust and we will try to find new solutions.
"We have won games before with Werner and Lukaku, we
don't want these problems too often but it happens during a season."
Tuchel admitted this week that Lukaku has suffered from
mental and physical fatigue amid a draining schedule for club and country.
The Belgium striker has now gone seven Chelsea games without
a goal after starting with four in four following his £98 million ($135
million) club record move from Inter Milan.
Frustratingly for Lukaku, he had looked closer to his best
and it was his powerful surge that won the penalty converted by Jorginho, in
the process causing his injury.
While Werner has endured another difficult season, his
injury will leave Havertz as Tuchel's only experienced option for the central
striker's role.
The decision to allow Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud to
leave Chelsea since the end of last season might now prove costly for Chelsea.
A relatively undemanding fixture list in the next few weeks
is the only saving grace for Tuchel if he is denied the services of Lukaku and
Werner for long.
Rampant Chelsea
After nine minutes, Thiago Silva curled a cross into the
Malmo area and Christensen timed his run to meet it with a volley that bounced
off the slick turf as it sped past Johan Dahlin from 10 yards.
It was the Denmark defender's first goal for Chelsea since
his debut in 2014.
In the 21st minute, Lukaku bulled his way through the Malmo
defence with a twisting run, prompting Lasse Nielsen to haul the striker down
with a crude foul that forced him off.
Jorginho took the penalty and altered his usual hop-step
technique to drive a powerful strike past Dahlin for his first goal this
season.
Tuchel's injury woes mounted just before half-time when
Werner was forced off after pulling up while turning in the Malmo area.
Havertz provided a welcome glimpse of his quality in his
audition for the striker's role as he bagged Chelsea's third goal in the 48th
minute.
Callum Hudson-Odoi, on for Werner, led a dynamic break that
finished with Havertz clipping a composed shot in off the far post.
Chelsea were rampant and Antonio Rudiger's muscular burst
was curtailed by Eric Larsson's foul, conceding a penalty that Jorginho
nonchalantly slotted home in the 57th minute.
The second-placed Blues remain three points behind group
leaders Juventus with three games to play.
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