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Armando Broja reveals the Chelsea player who offered 'massive' help after 'big shock' knee injury

Chelsea star Armando Broja has revealed how his knee injury came as a 'big shock' to him this season and outlined how team-mate Ben Chilwell has helped him during his recovery. The Albanian striker sustained a long-term injury during the first half of a friendly against Aston Villa during the World Cup break in December.

Before his injury, Broja scored once and provided one assist in 286 minutes of action and has had to watch the Blues struggle in the second half of the season. The 21-year-old has now opened up on how the injury impacted him mentally and what Chilwell has done to help the striker during his recovery.

Speaking to the official Chelsea website, Broja said: "I still haven’t got my head fully around it. It does play on your mind.

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