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Ruben Loftus-Cheek eager to build on Chelsea debut

Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek hopes to build on this week's debut.

The 18-year-old midfielder, who has been with the Blues since the age of eight, made his first appearance in Wednesday night's Champions League Group G defeat of Sporting Lisbon.

Loftus-Cheek, who came on for the final seven minutes, told Chelsea TV: "I wanted it to last longer. It was a bit weird when I came on, a bit surreal, it took a while to sink in.

"Just to come on is all I can ask for. To play at a full Stamford Bridge is amazing. When you come on and you start playing it all just goes away, you're just focused.

"After that I just want to keep working harder - to get more opportunities like that would be wicked."

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