Soccer-Fit-again Kante, Kovacic boost Chelsea ahead of Leicester final

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has overcome a minor Achilles problem and will start Saturday's FA Cup final against Leicester City, manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday.

Kante was left out of Wednesday's 1-0 Premier League defeat by Arsenal as a precaution and Tuchel said he is hopeful that the influential Frenchman can play the full 90 minutes at Wembley Stadium."We took the decision together to leave him out against Arsenal and give him treatment. It was pain management, not a huge injury," Tuchel told reporters.

World Cup-winner Kante produced man-of-the-match displays in both legs of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid and has been key to their resurgence under Tuchel.AdvertisementTuchel will also welcome back midfielder Mateo Kovacic for the run-in following a hamstring issue. "When we missed N'Golo and Mateo we lacked quality, energy and experience... It's big news that Kova is back because he's a big guy in the dressing room around important matches."

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