As early as the 53rd minute, James, who missed the Qatar World Cup due to injury, was forced to make a substitution.
The Chelsea defender took to the leg, but was able to get off the plane on his own machine.
“This year has been the toughest so far.
It's affected me mentally, I'm just trying to deal with it," he wrote the day after the match on Twitter.
"Unfortunately a setback"
And on Thursday afternoon, Chelsea made a statement on the club's website:
"Unfortunately, the X-ray showed a setback for the 23-year-old, and Reece will now be out for up to a month," they write.