Thomas Tuchel admitted that he empathised with a Chelsea supporter who confronted César Azpilicueta after his side stumbled to a 4-2 defeat to Arsenal at Stamford Bridge.
Tempers were frayed after Chelsea’s third successive home defeat and Azpilicueta appeared to give as good as he got when he clashed with an angry fan. “I was not part of it, I saw it, but, honestly, I can also understand the fan,” Tuchel said. “It was a totally wild and open game in the first half, already at 2-2 after we came back twice.