Chelsea overcomes Tottenham's obstacle and approaches the League Cup final
Chelsea took a big step towards reaching the League Cup final after beating its guest Tottenham 2-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals at Stamford Bridge yesterday.
The two goals of the "Blues" were scored by German Kai Havertz (5) and Welshman Ben Davis, an own goal (34).
Chelsea inflicted the first loss to its London neighbor after five matches, for the latter without losing in all competitions.
The return match will be held on the 12th of this month at Tottenham Stadium.
The winner of this confrontation faces the other winner of the Arsenal and Liverpool match, knowing that the first leg between them has been postponed from Thursday to the 13th of this month due to the aggravation of the Covid-19 crisis in the latter’s ranks, with the return match being held on the 20th of it.
The absences were not better for Chelsea, who played the match against former Italian coach Antonio Conte without French midfielder N'Golo Kante and Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, after they were infected with the Corona virus, according to what German coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed before the start of the match. And their place in the starting lineup was Spain's Saul Negues, while Frenchman Malang Sarr played alongside German Antonio Rudiger in the defense line.
Chelsea, second in the English Premier League, ten points behind leaders Manchester City, restored the services of their Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, after Tuchel accepted the apology made by the first after he made a recent TV interview that he was "unhappy" at the London club.
He excluded his player, who returned to the London club this season with the most expensive deal in the history of the Blues, amounting to 98 million pounds (132 million dollars) after two successful seasons with Inter, from the squad that faced Liverpool in the league last week (2-2).
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