The Ivory Coast international left the stadium of Chelsea's Champions League opponents with his right leg in a brace after Wednesday night's goalless draw.

Drogba injured his right knee and ankle when his leg appeared to buckle as he went to make contact with a cross against the Romanians.

He underwent a scan on Thursday and it is understood the results show that Drogba sustained no significant ligament damage.

If he had been more seriously hurt Chelsea would have been forced to cope without their first-choice frontman for several months.

forceful rotations

However the early signs point to it being a matter of weeks rather than months before Drogba becomes available again to manager Luiz Felipe Scolari.

A club statement disclosed: "Didier Drogba has had two forceful rotations in his knee and ankle. Fortunately, he has avoided any significant ligamentus rupture.

"He will not be requiring surgery. We will keep him under observation for the next two or three days before putting an estimate on how long he'll be out, but we're certainly looking at weeks, not months."