KEPA/RUDIGER SITUATION
Chelsea aces Antonio Rudiger and Kepa Arrizabalaga clashed during Sunday’s training session with reports claiming the bust-up was sparked following a late challenge by the former onto the goalkeeper.
Blues manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed the incident did indeed happen but insisted that the matter has been resolved ahead of tonight’s match with Porto – after all, Rudiger is in the starting line-up.
Tuchel said: “It was nothing to do with the defeat [to West Brom], it was just an incident in training; it got heated up between Toni and Kepa. So we calmed the situation down immediately.
“I don’t want to play it down with anything artificial, these are things we don’t want to accept; it was unusual but they can happen. They are all competitors and want to win training matches.
“We needed to interfere in the situation, so that was serious. But the way the guys handled the situation, that was impressive and showed a lot of courage.
“The reaction was not okay, but the reaction to it, how the guys handled the situation, especially Toni and Kepa, was amazing and showed how much respect they have for each other. They cleared the air immediately”
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