Chelsea: How Blues could line-up in Europa League final against Arsenal following Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s injury

Chelsea: How Blues could line-up in Europa League final against Arsenal following Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s injury

Ruben Loftus-Cheek suffered an injury blow in Chelsea’s post-season friendly in America and is now unlikely to play in the Europa League final.


The midfielder picked up an ankle injury during the Blues’ 3-0 win over New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium.




Ruben Loftus-Cheek has scored 10 goals in all competitions for Chelsea this season



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Ruben Loftus-Cheek has scored 10 goals in all competitions for Chelsea this season


Ross Barkley scored twice either side of Olivier Giroud’s header in the victory in Foxborough.


Prior to the game, manager Maurizio Sarri expressed his concerns about travelling to the US so close to a major European final.


Chelsea play Arsenal in the final in Baku on Wednesday, May 29.




Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored in the Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt



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Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored in the Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt


He did name a strong starting line-up for the match with the likes of Eden Hazard, David Luiz and Pedro all starting.


Loftus-Cheek was seen leaving the stadium in a protective boot and he is facing a year on the sidelines if the injury is as bad as feared.


The 23-year-old has played a key role in the Blues’ Europa League success this season and scored in the second leg of the semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt.




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He has also been directly involved in nine goals in his past 15 competitive matches for the club.


His absence will be a big blow for Sarri in his preparations for the final, which is less than a fortnight away.


The manager is likely to be able to cope without starting Loftus-Cheek as he has only made six starts in the Premier League this season.


The England international has been a key impact player from the bench, though, and has netted six times in the league.




N’Golo Kante is expected to be fit for the final



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N’Golo Kante is expected to be fit for the final


Another player Chelsea will be awaiting news on their fitness is midfielder N’Golo Kante.


The France international limped out of their final home game against Watford with a hamstring injury and missed the last two games.


Kante is expected to be fit for the final against Arsenal and he remained in London to receive treatment while his team-mates went to America for the friendly.


Here is how Chelsea could line-up without Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the Europa League.




How Chelsea could line-up for the Europa League final



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How Chelsea could line-up for the Europa League final


There are unlikely to be any surprises for Maurizio Sarri’s side when they face Arsenal due to injury problems at certain positions and poor form elsewhere.


Centre-back pairing David Luiz and Andreas Christensen are his strongest with the injury to Antonio Rudiger keeping him out.




Hazard appears to have just one more game to play for Chelsea before he leaves the club



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Hazard appears to have just one more game to play for Chelsea before he leaves the club


If Kante is fit then his is likely to play alongside Jorginho and Kovacic in midfield. Ruben Loftus-Cheek may have been pushing to replace one of those in the line-up had he not gone down with the injury but it will have made the decision for Sarri.


Ross Barkley scored twice in the charity friendly but he will likely be used from the bench.











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Vinnie Jones explains how his Hollywood career was sparked by Iain Dowie and rejection at QPR

Vinnie Jones explains how his Hollywood career was sparked by Iain Dowie and rejection at QPR

They say everything happens for a reason – and Vinnie Jones can certainly testify to that.


The footballer-turned-Hollywood-hardman reveals his big break in the film industry was sparked by rejection at Queens Park Rangers.


Back in 1998, following the sacking of Ray Harford, former QPR chairman Chris Wright approached Jones with an offer for the job.


But the role eventually went to Iain Dowie, who took charge as caretaker boss before the appointment of Gerry Francis.





Jones (far right) and the rest of the ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ cast



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Jones (far right) and the rest of the ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ cast



So ‘The Axe’ packed his bags and set sail for Los Angeles, where he landed a starring role in the film ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’.


Dowie was gone in 18 days.


Jones told talkSPORT: â€Å“Iain Dowie was lurking in the background, doing a bit of mischief, and he ended up getting the job.















â€Å“That’s when I ended up coming out here [to Los Angeles].


â€Å“I got that job, ‘Gone in 60 Seconds’, with Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie. Iain Dowie was coaching the reserves.


â€Å“So that was a bit of a turnaround.”





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Dowie was briefly in charge of QPR before they appointed Francis



But while most people would take the bright lights of Hollywood over a relegation dogfight, Jones wishes he had a crack at management.


When asked whether he regrets never coaching, he said: â€Å“Massively. I actually came out here and set up a semi-pro team called the Hollywood All-Stars and I really loved it.


â€Å“I loved coaching the lads. I loved the organising. I loved it from a tactical perspective on the bench.


â€Å“We passed it around a bit as well, we didn’t just lump it!”





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Football: Son's late winner gives Tottenham edge over Man City in Champions League quarter-final first leg

Football: Son's late winner gives Tottenham edge over Man City in Champions League quarter-final first leg

LONDON (REUTERS) - Son Heung-min once again proved there is more to Tottenham Hotspur than Harry Kane as the South Korean's late goal sealed a 1-0 home win over Manchester City in an absorbing Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday (April 9).
With Spurs talisman Kane having hobbled off injured and favourites City beginning to turn the screw, Son sent the home fans inside the London club's majestic new stadium into delirium as he fired past Ederson in the 78th minute.
It gave Tottenham a slender but precious advantage to take to City's Etihad Stadium next week when they will attempt to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time.
Quadruple-chasing City were not at their best as Spurs chased and harried Pep Guardiola's side for 90 minutes and they will rue Sergio Aguero's first-half penalty miss.
The Argentine was handed the chance to put City ahead when Danny Rose was adjudged by VAR to have handled, but his 13th minute spot kick was brilliantly saved by Hugo Lloris.
The French keeper's heroics produced a deafening roar not heard along the Tottenham High Road since Spurs moved out of their old stadium two years ago, but it was nothing compared to the sounds that greeted Son's 78th minute winner.
"As a team we never give up, we fight until 90 minutes. I think we deserved to win, we were more clinical than them," said Son, who last week scored the first Premier League goal in the 62,000-seat arena, and now owns the first European strike there.
"I like this stadium, it is amazing to play here, I am grateful for the opportunity to play at this stadium."

 
 
Tottenham fans in the 17,500 capacity South Stand displayed placards before kickoff spelling out the club's motto "To Dare Is To Do" - and their team obliged, going toe-to-toe with a side who had won 21 of their last 23 games in all competitions.

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Dele Alli volleyed Moussa Sissoko's cross over early on but Tottenham were then stopped in their tracks.
Raheem Sterling cut in and fired goalwards and Rose, diving to block, was penalised for handball, courtesy of VAR, despite no City players even appealing for a penalty.
Lloris, who has come in for criticism this season, guessed right and made a superb stop.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino said on the eve of the game that his side would need to match the intensity of a City outfit oozing quality, both on the pitch and on a bench containing Kevin de Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane.
Tottenham worked their socks off to deny City time but after England forward Kane hobbled off just before the hour mark with a worrying-looking ankle injury, they appeared to be flagging.
City, for whom Sterling was a constant menace, were hunting an away goal but then Son, who has a knack of scoring goals for the team Guardiola once described as the "Harry Kane team" when their talisman has been sidelined, struck the decisive blow.
At first his control from Christian Eriksen's measured pass was sloppy, but Son retrieved the ball, then cut in from the byline and lashed a shot past Ederson, sparking delirium.


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Tottenham news: Mauricio Pochettino says talk of leaving can wait until after Champions League final vs Liverpool

Tottenham news: Mauricio Pochettino says talk of leaving can wait until after Champions League final vs Liverpool

Mauricio Pochettino believes it would be ’embarrassing’ to allow talk about his future as Tottenham manager to dominate the build-up to the Champions League final.


Pochettino has seen his position at the club the subject of much speculation, having himself hinted he might leave if his side beat Liverpool in Madrid on Saturday.




Pochettino says he is only focusing on beating Liverpool in Madrid on Saturday



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Pochettino says he is only focusing on beating Liverpool in Madrid on Saturday


He has been linked with the vacant managerial job at Juventus following the departure of Massimiliano Allegri, and was asked on Monday’s press conference whether he will move to Serie A next season, while he also floated the possibility of taking a sabbatical at the end of the season.


Whatever happens in the Spanish capital, Pochettino will sit down with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to discuss his future and which direction the club takes next.


But he is not willing to discuss anything until after the match with Liverpool.


“Today no one is more important than the game we have ahead,” he said.











“Tottenham deserve for us to be all 200 per cent focused on preparing in the best way for the game.


“We can make history, we can write our history and provide our fans and people and family with the best happiness in football.


“Today, to think about individual things is a little bit embarrassing and a shame.




Lucas Moura celebrates completing his hat-trick in Amsterdam, which sent Spurs into the Champions League final



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Lucas Moura celebrates completing his hat-trick in Amsterdam, which sent Spurs into the Champions League final


“I am not important. What happens in the future with me – I think we have bigger things ahead to think about.


“To play the final of the Champions League, to play with all the emotions that this competition generates, I am nothing to worry about.


“I am not more important than the Champions League or the possibility to win a trophy, or the club.


“The rumours are out there. You ask about me but today the focus is 200 per cent on the final. Rumours are rumours and are there.




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Pochettino is hugely popular with the fans, having been in charge of Spurs for five years


“After the final we will have time to talk. Today my commitment to Tottenham is 200 per cent.”


Pochettino is able to command interest from Juventus, Manchester United and Real Madrid because of the work he has done at Spurs.


Taking charge five years ago, he has transformed them into Champions League regulars and Premier League contenders. If the club beat Liverpool, they will become the sixth team to win the UEFA Cup/ Europa League, Cup Winners Cup and European Cup/ Champions League after Juventus, Ajax, Bayern, Chelsea and Manchester United.











To get to the biggest match in club football, Pochettino says, is a ‘massive achievement’.


“I was thinking today it was my best period here, today I signed a contract five years ago and this period is amazing for us,” he said.


“I think we have ahead one of the best games you can play. I think the World Cup final and the final of the Champions League are the two most important games you can play.


“It is a privilege to play in the Champions League final on Saturday and we are so lucky to have three weeks to prepare because we are enjoying every single day.




The Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid will host the Champions League final



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The Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid will host the Champions League final


“I think when you look back all that transformation from the club, I think it was one of the areas to attack and improve.


“When you look back the amazing improvement of the club, from facilities and the mentality and the results to be here in the Champions League final.


“It is a massive, massive achievement for this club, working and developing a project that is completely different to other clubs who can achieve to be in a Champions League final.”


Spurs will not be favourites in the Spanish capital as they finished 26 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League table and lost both games 2-1.




Liverpool profited from some poor goalkeeping by Hugo Lloris before the ball rebounded off Toby Alderweireld in a 2-1 loss for Tottenham earlier in the season



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Liverpool profited from some poor goalkeeping by Hugo Lloris before the ball rebounded off Toby Alderweireld in a 2-1 loss for Tottenham earlier in the season


The Argentine, though, insists nothing that has gone before will matter on Saturday.


“It is going to be a completely different game,” he said. “We cannot prepare thinking about a few months ago.


“When you play Premier League, or Carabao Cup or FA Cup the circumstances are completely different.


“That is why our focus is completely on ourselves. It is a team we know well and they know us well.


“But we didn’t prepare thinking of the game we played at Wembley or Anfield. It is Madrid. It would be a massive mistake to prepare like we played in the past.”





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Next Celtic manager odds: Rafael Benitez and Patrick Vieira among contenders to be Brendan Rodgers’ permanent replacement

Next Celtic manager odds: Rafael Benitez and Patrick Vieira among contenders to be Brendan Rodgers’ permanent replacement

Celtic are going to win the Scottish Premiership at a canter once again but they have had setbacks this season.


The main one saw manager Brendan Rodgers leave the club mid-season as he took up the job at Leicester following their sacking of Claude Puel in February.





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Neil Lennon and Brendan Rodgers, who left for the Leicester job



Former Hoops boss Neil Lennon has been put in charge until the end of the campaign while the club searches for their new permanent boss.


There are some surprises candidates including former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas as well as Roberto Martinez despite his agent pouring cold water on the rumours that he has been linked with the job.


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10 – Henrik Larsson (18/1)





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Larsson is Celtic’s third-highest goalscorer with 242 goals



9 – David Wagner (18/1)





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Wagner has been out of work since leaving Huddersfield in January



8 – Alex Neil (18/1)





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Neil is currently managing in the Championship with Preston



7 – David Moyes (16/1)





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Moyes has previously spoken of his admiration for Celtic



6 – Patrick Vieira (11/1)





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Could Arsenal legend Vieira be ready to try his luck at management north of the border?
















5 – Michael O’Neill (9/1)





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4 – Andre Villas-Boas (8/1)





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Andre Villas-Boas is keen on a return to management after a spell in motor racing



3 – Rafael Benitez (7/1)





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Benitez’s contract at Newcastle is up in the summer



2 – Roberto Martinez (7/4)





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Martinez led Belgium to third place at the World Cup in Russia last summer



1 – Neil Lennon (11/8)





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Lennon is the favourite to be given the Celtic job full-time





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Rafael Benitez and Patrick Vieira among contenders to be Brendan Rodgers' permanent replacement. The main one saw manager Brendan Rodgers leave the club mid
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Next Celtic manager odds: Rafael Benitez and Patrick Vieira among contenders to be Brendan Rodgers' permanent replacement. The main one saw manager Brendan Rodgers leave the club mid-season
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