Thomas Tuchel was rather reassuring after the untimely exit of N’Golo Kanté at Chelsea-Leicester on Tuesday evening. – Catherine Ivill / AP / Sipa
The skittle after 31 minutes of play. N’Golo Kanté left prematurely Tuesday night, during the match finally won by Chelsea against Leicester (2-1) which allows the Blues to climb on the Premier League podium. The midfielder, obviously selected for the Euro, was replaced by the Croatian Mateo Kovacic, after sparing his efforts while his replacement warmed up. He left the field without limping or showing any sign that he was in particular pain.
As the Champions League final against Manchester City approached on May 29 in Porto, Thomas Tuchel was not too worried. ” I do not know yet [ce qu’il a], we’ll check that tomorrow [mercredi] Chelsea coach told Sky Sports after the match.
Expected from Sunday at Aston Villa
“I have a good relationship with ‘NG’, continued the German technician. He told me that he was feeling something and that he did not want to continue and risk a muscle injury, so I hope he will be there on Sunday ”, for the last day of the Premier League, at Aston Villa.