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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Antonio Rudiger has hit back at Leicester City players after Chelsea\u2019s 2-1 win over the Foxes on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Rudiger said that him and his teammates decided to punish Brendan Rodgers side for \u2018disrespecting\u2019 Chelsea after the FA Cup final on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Recall that while celebrating Leicester\u2019s FA Cup victory at Wembley, Ghanaian defender, Amartey was filmed throwing Chelsea\u2019s pennant on the floor in the dressing room.<\/p>\n

Rudiger and his team-mates got their revenge on Tuesday evening as they secured a 2-1 victory over Brendan Rodgers\u2019 side at Stamford Bridge to tighten their grip on a top-four finish in the Premier League.<\/p>\n

And Rudiger pointed out that Amartey\u2019s actions gave Chelsea\u2019s players extra motivation to beat Leicester.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted to show to them because top four was on the line and unfortunately some people from them don\u2019t know how to celebrate,\u201d Rudiger told Chelsea TV.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had to punish them for this. After we lost the final, we talked with each other, that it\u2019s a massive game coming up and we are on it.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people from them gave us a bit more motivation.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to them, they won [in the FA Cup final], celebrate and everything. But don\u2019t disrespect the club history. This is a bit bigger than you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Antonio Rudiger has hit back at Leicester City players after Chelsea\u2019s 2-1 win over the Foxes on Tuesday. Rudiger said that him and his teammates decided to punish Brendan Rodgers side for \u2018disrespecting\u2019 Chelsea after the FA Cup final on Sunday. 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