Ruben Loftus-Cheek plays first game in almost nine months

Chelsea star Ruben Loftus-Cheek has moved one step closer to returning to competitive football. The player played 60 minutes in a behind-closed-doors match at Cobham on Tuesday. Chelsea’s development squad used a match against Brentford B to measure the progress of Loftus-Cheek and it was his first game in nine months. Loftus-Cheek suffered rupturing Achilles tendon in his left leg during a post-season friendly against the New England Revolution last May. The player started the game and was substituted after an hour, displaying no ill effects, according to The Athletic. Source- The Athletic

“Nothing should be expected of Chelsea this season,” says Leboeuf