Chelsea handed monumental Kante, Mendy boost ahead of Champions League final against Man City

N’Golo Kante and Edouard Mendy have been passed fit, handing Chelsea a monumental boost ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final against Manchester City.

Kante, 30, had been struggling with a hamstring injury in recent weeks and missed the visit to Villa Park last weekend.

In the penultimate game of the season against Aston Villa, summer signing Mendy collided with the post injuring his ribs just before half-time in an attempt to stop Bertrand Traore’s goal.

Mendy’s injury forced a change at half-time with Kepa emerging from the tunnel to take his place.

The pair returned to training just days before Saturday’s Champions League final, but it was unknown whether they would be passed fit to play.

Luckily for the Blues, it has been confirmed that both are fit and ready to take part in the final, just over nine years on from Chelsea’s only triumph in the competition against Bayern Munich.

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