Tension as Chelsea ace suffers another injury setback

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has handed Chelsea boss Frank Lampard a huge blow after suffering a setback on his road to recovery from injury.

The German centre back has tasted action for just 45 minutes this term for Chelsea after undergoing surgery on his knee back in April.

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However, after returning to full training last week at Cobham, Rudiger will be forced to see a specialist on Monday.

The German international is now expected to be out of action for three more weeks for the Stamford Bridge outfit in their quest for a Premier League top-four spots.

Chelsea and Lampard will be hoping to have the 26-year-old back to full fitness before the end of the month.

Rudiger has been struggling with injuries since he cropped a serious knee problem at Manchester United in the Premier League last April.

He was eventually fit enough to play again when Chelsea travelled to Wolves in September, but his recovery was stunted after slipping on a metal plate near the touchline as he injured his groin.

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Rudiger will now have a job on his hands to regain his place in Lampard’s starting XI, with Kurt Zouma and Fikayo Tomori shining in the heart of defence.

Zouma and Tomori have proved a hard defensive duo to get at this season, helping Chelsea to fourth spot after 11 games – six points adrift of London rival Arsenal.