At Wembley Tuchel’s team plays the cup semi-final with the underdogs and with the boost of the historical precedents between the two clubs
A weekend of emotions with the FA Cup. The semi-finals of the competition are underway: Manchester City-Liverpool and Chelsea-Crystal Palace compete against each other. THE Blues take the field at Easter in a packed Wembley to face Vieira’s team: kick-off on Sunday at 5.30pm. Tuchel’s men are returning from the heavy elimination they suffered in the Champions League against Real Madrid, now they want to go back to winning. The opponents ended up knocked out with Leicester in the Premier League last day.
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Chelsea and Crystal Palace will compete for a place in the final at Wembley on 14 May. Timo Werner and teammates want to regain confidence in view of the season finale. The title race in the Premier is only between Citizens And Redsfor the Blues the Fa Cup remains the only trophy to aim for. Tuchel’s team is third in the league with 62 points, Klopp’s men are second at +11. In the final two rounds of the competition Chelsea overtook Luton Town and Middlesbrough. Crystal Palace are still in mid-table with 37 points and had lined up seven consecutive useful results between Premier and Fa Cup before remedying the defeat with the Foxes.
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Easter will be the second match in the Fa Cup between Chelsea and Crystal Palace. The only precedent dates back to 1970: the Blues won 4-1 in the fifth round of the competition. A success that brought luck to the club, then victorious in the final against Leeds. In addition to the Premier, the two teams also met in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup in 1993: on that occasion the Eagles they got the better of it by winning 3-1. In 42 total comparisons Chelsea are ahead with 26 wins against just 7 won by Crystal Palace, 9 draws. In the last nine challenges i Blues have always won, the most recent success of the opponents came in 2017: 2-1, in that period the Eagles they were coached by Roy Hodgson. For them five years of defeats: a taboo to overturn to win the Fa Cup final. At Easter, the spotlight is on Wembley, great football never goes on vacation.
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