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Rudiger: No excuses, Chelsea deserved to be beaten by Tottenham

The German centre-back was at a loss to explain the Blues' loss to Spurs, but has urged his team-mates pick themselves up and push on

Antonio Rudiger wants Chelsea to use the pain of last weekend's dismal 3-1 defeat at Tottenham as a source of fuel for Sunday's visit of Fulham.

Maurizio Sarri's side were uncharacteristically lacklustre at Wembley, where the Blues suffered a first loss of the Premier League season.

Rudiger – who played no part in Thursday's 4-0 Europa League win over PAOK – was at a loss to explain the nature of the performance against Spurs, but insisted no major changes were needed.