Romelu Lukaku in action as Chelsea defeat Tottenham to move closer to Carabao Cup final
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Thomas Tuchel became the first Chelsea manager to reach the final of the League Cup, FA Cup, and Champions League after the Blues progressed over Antonio Conte’s Tottenham in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday, January 12.
German defender Antonio Rudiger scored the only goal of the reverse fixture to give Chelsea a comfortable 3-0 aggregate win against the North London club.
The victory means Chelsea will play either Liverpool or Arsenal in the EFL Cup final as both sides had their semi-final fixtures postponed due to a covid outbreak in the Reds camp.
Romelu Lukaku in action as Chelsea defeat Tottenham to move closer to Carabao Cup final
FootballThe former PSG manager took over the reins at Stamford Bridge in late January of last year after the sacking of Frank Lampard and reached the Champions League and FA Cup final in April.
The Blues went on to triumph in Porto in May against Premier League Champions City in the Champions League final courtesy of Kai Havertz’s strike
According to The Mirror, Tuchel sealing yet another final spot as Chelsea manager in just under 360 days at coach at the Stamford bridge club has made the German tactician overtake previous manager Jose Mourinho’s record at the Bridge.
Mourinho managed to guide Chelsea to FA Cup and League final success, the Portuguese boss couldn’t take Chelsea to the final of Europe's premier club competition.
Earlier Sportsbrief reported Fierce rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona had another El Clasico clash on Wednesday, but it was Los Blancos that smiled home following a 3-2 win over the Catalan giants.
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FootballAlthough Barcelona’s young players performed so well to give a glimpse of why they believe the club is beginning to recover.
Real Madrid made a last gasp effort to score a late winner against their rivals in the clash staged in Saudi Arabia as they are now through to the final.