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Steven Railston

Chelsea issue N'Golo Kante fitness update ahead of Champions League final vs Man City

Chelsea have issued an update on the fitness of N'Golo Kante ahead of the Champions League final against Manchester City.

Kante missed Chelsea's final day Premier League defeat at Aston Villa last week after limping off against Leicester in the London club's penultimate fixture, but he returned to training on Wednesday afternoon alongside goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

Similar to Kante, the shot-stopper was also an injury doubt for the Champions League final after sustaining a rib injury when he collided with a post against Aston Villa and it was unknown whether either player would feature against City in Porto, Portugal.

Now, though, Thomas Tuchel has given an update on the fitness of the pair.

"It is the best news ever, no injuries and I hope it stays like this until after the training today," Tuchel said on Friday.

That means Tuchel has a fully fit squad at his disposal for Saturday's clash at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto.

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