Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has insisted the race for the highest 4 remains to be not over, regardless of his group shifting again to 3rd place with a decisive victory over Leicester at Stamford Bridge, a recreation that additionally served as partial revenge for Saturday’s FA Cup Last.
The Blues’ 2-1 victory, secured with targets from the second half from Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho, noticed them soar over the foxes and go 4 factors from Liverpool’s fifth place in the method.
Chelsea can nonetheless be caught by Leicester & Liverpool in the event that they fail to win Aston Villa on the ultimate day of the season | Peter Cziborra – Pool / Getty Photos
Nonetheless, Tuchel’s group might nonetheless slip out of the highest 4 on the ultimate day of the season in the event that they fail to beat Aston Villa and Leicester and Liverpool win each of their remaining matches – the latter having a recreation in hand to be performed on Wednesday night time. .
Chelsea additionally nonetheless have the Champions League ultimate in opposition to Manchester Metropolis in Porto to look ahead to at the top of the month as properly.
“It was an excellent achievement however the job shouldn’t be executed. We’ve two extra left, Tuchel informed Sky Sports activities after the final whistle at Stamford Bridge.
“Followers made a enormous distinction. You see the pace of our recreation, the starvation, the ambition. It was a really sturdy efficiency and I’m completely pleased that the group can current itself like this in entrance of our followers. We would have liked precisely that. It was an enormous win however it’s not time to social gathering but.
“It was an okay efficiency in [FA Cup final], however in the present day [Tuesday] was a prime performer. ”
However regardless of the efficiency and the end result, Tuchel was once more left ruining VAR after Timo Werner seemed to be contaminated within the penalty space however was punished himself, however there was no scrutiny.
Tuchel believes Timo Werner must have obtained a Glyn Kirk – Pool / Getty Photos penalty
“It is a transparent punishment,” Tuchel stated. “[VAR] is horrible to us and that is the third time in a row. We’ve a objective in opposition to Arsenal denied with handball, we’ve a objective in opposition to Leicester within the cup with one hand and in the present day it’s a penalty however foul goes in opposition to us. ”
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