Chelsea midfielder, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, suffers injury ahead of Europa League final

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English midfielder, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, has suffered an injury in Chelsea’s 3-0 friendly win over New England Revolution.

The 23-year-old left the stadium on crutches placing doubts over his participation in the Europa League final taking place on May 29 in Azerbaijan.

He has had an excellent season for the Blues and scored for the club in the second leg of their Europa League semi-final continuing a fine run of form.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek had only been introduced as a half-time substitute in the game billed as ‘the final whistle on hate.’

Ross Barkley scored twice as Chelsea eased past their American counterparts at the Gillette Stadium in Boston.

Barkley got the Blues off to a perfect start inside three minutes before Olivier Giroud’s header on the half-hour mark doubled their advantage before adding another goal in the second half.

The game is expected to raise over $4 million to benefit organizations fighting racism in sports.