A goal by
Youri Tielemans'
squad
sent the FA Cup straight to the Leicester City showcases and embittered Chelsea, to which the VAR annulled a goal in the discount for millimeter offside, two weeks before the final of the League of Champions (0-1).
The Belgian midfielder unblocked the game and tipped the balance to knock down the resistance of
Thomas Tuchel's men
, who are left without their first trophy opportunity this season and who ended up desperate with the VAR, which denied them the draw by millimeters.
The tactical battle between
Brendan Rodgers
and Thomas Tuchel did not disappoint. Two teams built from defensive strength and five defenses as a priority. The German continued to trust
Kepa
and left
Ben Chilwell
on the bench
, in favor of
Marcos Alonso
. With
Kovacic
injured,
Kanté
followed
in the middle and without confidence in
Tammy Abraham
, the forward was led by
Timo Werner
.
In his line, the German did not start right and snatched
his goal
from
Azpilicueta
in the final. In a combination after a corner,
Thiago Silva
, transformed into '10', took a cross to the far post in which Werner went ahead, to just touch the ball so that it did not go to the goal or for Azpilicueta to arrive, only totally already empty door.
Chelsea combined the traffic jam at Leicester, which ended with distant shots from
Mount
and Werner, with phases in which the 'Foxes' approached timidly, especially with a header from
Soyuncu
.
However,
Jonny Evans '
injury
changed Rodgers' scheme, who after half an hour had to put
Marc Albrighton in
and veer towards the defense of four.
As the minutes passed, Chelsea slowed down and the game was equalized, but for the worse.
Neither team arrived in danger, both of them fearing some against that would compromise their options.
Tielemans goal
That's why he had to open the scoring a wonder. A loss by
Reece James off
the ball ended at the feet of Youri Tielemans. The unmarked Belgian raised his head and took a right-handed shot straight into the squad. A goal against which Kepa could not do anything and that was enough so that the Mount, Werner,
Ziyech
and
Havertz
could not reverse the situation.
Chilwell
was close
, with a header that
Peter Schmeichel
drew with a great stretch
.
Faced with the danger of a tie, Rodgers exhausted the team's defensive reserves and brought
Wes Morgan
onto the field to
shrink balls.
But the hero would still be Schmeichel.
The Dane prevented, with a point-blank mitt, a shot from Mount on the horn from sneaking into his goal, minutes before the VAR annulled a goal to Chilwell for offside by a millimeter shoulder.
And there the hopes of the 'Blues' died.
This is how Leicester achieved their first title since the 2016 Premier League and the first FA Cup in their history, at the fifth attempt.
His previous four finals, in 1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969, had finished runner-up.
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