Chelsea defender Benoit Badiashile admits they will miss Thiago Silva.

The veteran stopper is leaving Chelsea at the end of the season.

Badiashile said: "Thiago is a great player and we all know how great he is.

“It will be a great miss for us but we have to continue to work. That's life, we have to continue.

“You can see that when I play with him, I am more confident, but I have to try to be the same player without him because he can't be with me throughout my career.

“He has helped me a lot, but I will try to do my best without him."