Champions League: Chelsea star N'Golo Kante included in team squad

Premier League giants Chelsea and ir manr Frank Lampard received an injury boost with return of N’Golo Kante back to team’s squad. player was included in Champions League Matchday 4 squad to face Ajax at Stamford Bridge.

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Chelsea: Jorginho and Kovacic covered up well

Chelsea were able to cope with ir maestro’s absence with Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic covering up well for France International.  player has t featured since injuring his groin during his country's Euro 2020 qualifier against Iceland on October 14, 2019. He has made just six appearances for Blues this season, while missing five of ir recent games.

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Availability of Kante could mean that eir of central midfielders Jorginho or Mateo Kovacic could be rested by coach. Lampard wanted to rest m both for Carabao Cup match against Manchester United but was forced to play m as he was short of options.

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Chelsea lead ir group in Champions League

Chelsea are top of ir group in Champions League, after a crucial 1-0 win at Ajax in October. A win against Ajax would mean that Chelsea would well be very close to qualification to Round of 16, with matches against Lille and Valencia still remaining.

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Ahead of tough fixtures, with Chelsea facing Crystal Palace, Manchester City and Valencia, return of Kante would prove to be a morale boost for Lampard. Lampard believes that N'Golo Kante is one of best midfield players in world and has been for a few seasons, so he won't complain about injury problem and he is happy to have him fit.