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Chelsea boss Tuchel: Rudiger celebration? A nice moment...

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has admitted he was surprised by Antonio Rudiger's decision to celebrate his goal against Brentford with him.

Rudiger forgot about the speculation surrounding his future by scoring a stunning long-range strike, but it wasn't enough for Chelsea as they down 4-1 at home.

With his contract expiring in a few months, Rudiger has been the subject of an offer from Barcelona.

"If you want to read something into it, you can read something into it," said Tuchel.

"I was surprised he came to me to celebrate. He was maybe surprised that the ball went in, because he tried so many times.

"But yeah, it was a nice moment. You could see how happy he is, you could see how everybody was happy with him and what it meant to him and what it meant to us."

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