Chelsea star Mason Mount has put enjoyable on Actual Madrid’s Toni Kroos over the Germans’ declare that he didn’t lose sleep resulting from the thought of taking part in the Blues within the Champions League semi-final.
Thomas Tuchel’s males had been by far the higher aspect in each legs, particularly the opposite, the place Mount scored the second purpose to ship Chelsea to Istanbul for a gathering with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Metropolis within the remaining.
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After so many wasted alternatives, Chelsea lastly have their second purpose of the evening!
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On his approach into this sport, Kroos appeared to recommend that he was not afraid of Chelsea. Requested if he was anxious about assembly somebody within the Blues squad, he mentioned (by way of Nizaar Kinsella): “Throughout my 15 years taking part in soccer, I by no means misplaced sleep.”
After celebrating its ninth purpose of the season, Mount Kroos known as for a reconsideration of its stance.
“I noticed one in every of their gamers say earlier that he doesn’t lose sleep over people,” Mount advised CBS Sports activities. “However as a workforce, they need to lose sleep over us as a workforce. We give a lot, we defend our lives.
Kroos advised he was not anxious about assembly somebody within the Chelsea squad James Williamson – AMA / Getty Photos
“You probably did not see it in the numerous possibilities we gave away. We’re stable and now we have to preserve it going.”
In one other interview with BT Sport, Mount admitted that Chelsea run a enormous top beneath Tuchel and that the boldness was clear of their performances.
“We most likely must have had about 5,” he mentioned. “However an important factor is that we gained. We would like to enter each sport and win it.
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“It was 1-0 however it didn’t matter as a result of in the event that they scored they had been again within the sport. To get the late one you may see after the celebration that it was a enormous purpose for us and gave us respiration the final 5 minutes.
“We gave all the pieces and we had the need to win the primary half. We had a few possibilities the place we gained the ball and will have scored however we obtained it late and it is nice.”
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