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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Chelsea midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, has lauded N\u2019Golo Kante\u2019s performance in the Blues\u2019 Champions League semi-final first-leg 1-1 draw with Real Madrid on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Fabregas hailed Kante as a \u2018big game player,\u2019 adding that the France World Cup winner always plays for two.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard, who left Chelsea in 2019 to join current club Monaco, said this in a tweet via his Twitter handle.<\/p>\n

Goals from Christian Pulisic and Karim Benzema ensured both Chelsea and Real Madrid played a draw at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Spain.<\/p>\n

\u201cN\u2019golo has always been a big game player. Never doubt him. He plays for 2,\u201d Fabregas tweeted.<\/p>\n

\u201cA close game in Madrid means we\u2019re set up nicely for next week\u2019s 2nd leg at the Bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fabregas and Kante played together at Chelsea for two-and-a-half seasons, winning the Premier League title, FA Cup and Europa League trophy together.<\/p>\n

Kante has stayed on at Stamford Bridge since Fabregas departed to France to join Monaco and has now formed a fixed central midfield partnership with Jorginho in the heart of Thomas Tuchel\u2019s side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Chelsea midfielder, Cesc Fabregas, has lauded N\u2019Golo Kante\u2019s performance in the Blues\u2019 Champions League semi-final first-leg 1-1 draw with Real Madrid on Tuesday night. Fabregas hailed Kante as a \u2018big game player,\u2019 adding that the France World Cup winner always plays for two. 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