Thiago Silva exits Chelsea-Manchester City Champions League final with apparent groin injury
Brazilian veteran leaves field before half-time in Porto
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Chelsea's Thiago Silva had to be substituted before half-time during the UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City in Porto, Portugal.
The 36-year-old appeared to overstretch his groin and was unable to run it off or even continue until half-time with Andreas Christensen sent on to replace him four minutes before Kai Havertz opened the scoring.
We're forced into our first change, with Christensen replacing the injured Thiago Silva.
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 29, 2021
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Silva is out of contract after this match, but is expected to extend his stay after manager Thomas Tuchel joined him at Stamford Bridge from former club Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazil international's fitness will now be a concern for national team boss Tite ahead of this summer's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and Copa America.
