Champions League final: Chelsea defender Thiago Silva leaves pitch in tears with groin injury

Devastated Thiago Silva close to tears as he is forced off in first half of Champions League final with injury… nine months on from his heartbreak with PSG in last year’s showdown

  • Chelsea defender Thiago Silva forced off after 39 minutes with groin injury
  • Brazilian, 36, looked distraught and close to tears as he hobbled out of the final
  • Silva tried to continue after sustaining the injury but was ultimately forced off
  • Andreas Christensen replaced the veteran in the heart of Chelsea’s back line
  • Silva was on the losing side in last season’s Champions League final for PSG
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