Maurizio Sarri has revealed that Ruben Loftus-Cheek was substituted during Chelsea's Europa League semi-final against Eintracht Frankfurt as a result of cramp.
The England international, who opened the scoring in the Europa League semi-final tie, was substituted in the second half, with Ross Barkley coming on in his place at Stamford Bridge.
The substitution was met with a chorus of boos from sections of the Stamford Bridge faithful, with plenty of Chelsea fans critical of Maurizio Sarri and not for the first time this season.
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But the Italian manager moved to explain his substitution when he spoke to BT Sport in his post-match interview, as he lifted the lid on why Loftus-Cheek came off.
"We lost [Andreas] Christensen and [Ruben] Loftus-Cheek. We started with three injuries and had two injuries in the game.
"Loftus-Cheek, [it is] not serious, but he had the usual cramp after 75 minutes."
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