Chelsea manager, Thomas Tuchelrecounted why Romelu Lukaku did not play a minute in the momentous match against LOSC Lille: “Each player has an individual physical preparation plan. He has had a bad time in recent games”.
The German, who has put the tie for the knockout stages of the Champions League on trackhas argued that the attacker “he is tired physically and mentally” because it has added “Many starting games in a row”.
The former coach of Borussia Dortmund also took the opportunity to praise N’Golo Kantewho dished out an assist: “He hadn’t been at his best level in recent games, after coming back from injury it had been difficult for him to pick up his pace, but today he was fantastic”.