Chelsea are sweating over the fitness of defender Antonio Rudiger.

The centre-back missed training with Germany, raising question marks about his availability when Chelsea take on Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.

Rudiger is now a mainstay in the Chelsea team under manager Thomas Tuchel.

Accoridng to German outlet Bild, Rudiger was absent from the team's final training session before their World Cup Qualifier against North Macedonia on Monday.

German coach Hansi Flick had this to say on the matter: "Antonio Rudiger didn't train as a precautionary measure, he received treatment and was doing well today."