Thomas Tuchel has made three changes to his Chelsea side for this afternoon's FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium – the most surprising of which is Thiago Silva stepping out of the defence and Andreas Christensen returning to the middle of the back three.
The Blues head into today's game at Wembley off the back of their Champions League elimination against Real Madrid on Tuesday night. Tuchel's side did come away victorious on the night after a final performance at the Bernabeu against the Spanish giants but lost 5-4 on aggregate. It resulted in mixed emotions among the squad.
Tuchel has, though, reiterated it's the positives from the performance that must be focused upon. And he will want his side to produce another fine display this afternoon and secure their place in a third consecutive FA Cup final – Chelsea have lost their previous two finals to Arsenal and Leicester City.
