Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchel, rallied the club’s fringe players Thursday by saying the race was on for them to prove themselves after Romelu Lukaku and Timo Werner were injured.
Lukaku sustained an ankle injury and Werner hurt his hamstring during the first half of the 4-0 home victory over Malmo FC in UEFA Champions League Group H on Wednesday.
Belgium striker Lukaku was injured by a tackle from Lasse Nielsen which resulted in a penalty kick Jorginho confidently dispatched to add to Andreas Christensen’s opener.
Kai Havertz replaced Lukaku and scored Chelsea’s third before playing a role in another penalty kick for the Blues which was converted by Jorginho.
