Chelsea relief as Terry scan reveals NO ligament damage but captain is still out for at least two weeks

PUBLISHED: 17:54 EST, 11 November 2012 | UPDATED: 16:12 EST, 12 November 2012

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John Terry has told friends of his relief after a scan confirmed no serious damage to the knee he injured against Liverpool on Sunday.

Terry initially feared he had suffered a season-ending injury when his right leg was trapped and twisted in a collision with Luis Suarez during the 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.

But the Chelsea captain hopes he could be fit in time to lead Chelsea into their first FIFA Club World Cup next month.

SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM SUNDAY'S GAME

Horror clash: Terry was taken off injured after a collision with Luis Suarez

Fears: It was thought that Terry's season could have been over

An MRI scan showed there is no great damage apart from inflammation caused by the impact, which hyper-extended the joint, flexing it the wrong way.

But doctors told the 31- year-old he had been lucky his studs were not planted in the turf when the collision occurred or he would almost certainly have snapped the ligaments in his knee.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech feared the worst when he saw the collision but said yesterday: 'He was unlucky to get injured but lucky. When somebody of 60 or 70 kilos lands on your leg, it can be very damaging. Normally with JT, you see his face and know he will be alright, but you saw straight away it was impossible for him to continue.'

Scan: Terry was seen on crutches walking across the pitch after the game

Terry's right knee caused him problems earlier this year, when he needed surgery to clean out cartilage debris and was out for six weeks. Chelsea's Club World Cup campaign gets under way in Japan on December 13.

Sportsmail has learned that the club will not know for certain until the swelling on his right leg has calmed down, but both the player and Chelsea officials are hugely relieved at the news.

Off to a flyer: Terry scored the opening goal on Sunday afternoon

A club statement read: 'Today's MRI scans on John Terry's right knee thankfully show no significant damage to the cruciate ligaments.

'Chelsea Football Club's medical team will conduct further tests over the next two or three days once the swelling has subsided to determine how long John will be out, but it will be a matter of weeks not months.'

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Dave, Cocermouth, 11 months ago

I really hope so, Chelsea, the Premier League and England need players of this man's calibre.

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Mr Creosote, Dunmow, United Kingdom, 11 months ago

Shame

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eddicaine, southend on sea, 11 months ago

Probably all in his head, I didn't hear him scream but I saw his lips move

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Tests tickle, North, 11 months ago

Stumpy Jay .. Did you actually watch what happened.suarez was PUSHED into Terry.. It was an accident

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Horne Lion, Horne, Surrey, 11 months ago

He didn't actually 'scream' in pain, he 'shouted', in a very manly way! It probably hurt!

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Spantrekker, Mazarron Spain, Spain, 11 months ago

Very lucky. The last time I saw a leg bend like that was RDM`s last match for Chelsea.

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confirmed phobe, London, United Kingdom, 11 months ago

It still appears that Suarez is the victim of so much abuse. When going for a ball between him and Terry he was bundled into Terry by another Chelsea player and this caused the clash to be so much worse. It was obvious that this was the case when none of the Chelsea players surrounded Suarez as they would normally have done. Suarez has become the target in most of the matches I've watched recently and ends up on the ground without having to dive.