The Season has Ended For Antonio Rudiger

DBasia.news –  One point from Chelsea’s draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday (28/4) night Western Indonesian Time, consumed a sacrifice. Antonio Rudiger, Chelsea defender, knee injury and pulled out on the 65th minutes.

After further examination by the medical team, now the club has just confirmed if Rudiger has successfully undergone knee surgery in Rome, Italy and is certain to miss the rest of the season.

“Antonio Rudiger has successfully undergone his left knee surgery on Tuesday (30/4). “He will miss the rest of the 2018/19 season and begin treatment for injury recovery to be able to return to grazing at the start of the 2019/20 season,” the official Chelsea page stated.

The injury to the German player was a recurring injury before Rudiger also suffered the same injury when defending the Blues in a match against Liverpool on April 14.

This news is a severe blow and a detrimental thing for the club based at Stamford Bridge, especially they still have to struggle to lock in the top four positions and win two more matches to be able to advance to the final of the Europa League.

Antonio Rudiger is not the only Chelsea player who has to close the 2018/19 season faster before the Blues also lost Callum Hudson-Odoi who suffered an Achilles tendon injury.