Andreas Christensen: Chelsea defender has withdrawn from other matches

The defender has felt unable to play this season and was late withdrawing from the squad before the FA Cup final.

It is believed that he was due to play against the Reds at Wembley last Saturday.

On the day of the final, Tuchel said the centre-half told him he wasn't ready to play.

The German said that he had his reasons.

They are private and confidential.

• Chelsea defender withdrew from squad on morning of FA Cup final

It was not the first time we had some of the same situations that made him not play so often.

He played very well in the match before the final and we thought that we were in a good progression.

The conversation took place and we have to respect it and he has our support.

They will play their first match since losing the final on penalties when they hostLeicester on Thursday.

The Blues are assured of a place in the group stage of the competition, but a victory over the Foxes will give them third place in the table.

A deal with Barcelona is expected to lead to the departure of Christensen from Chelsea this summer.

Tuchel said he was not sure if the player would play againstLeicester or at home againstWatford on the final day of the season.

He said it was very short notice before the cup final and other matches.

There is no chance that I will have a prediction for tomorrow or the weekend.