Thomas Tuchel and his Chelsea side have a huge chance of booking a place in yet another cup final this season when they face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday. The competition remains the Blues’ best hope of earning more silverware this season, with the league seemingly out of their grasp as well as their Champions League exit in midweek.
It won’t be an easy ride for the German coach though, with Patrick Vieira and his Palace side causing a number of problems for sides at the top of the Premier League this season. It’s something that Tuchel is aware of heading into the match at Wembley.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, the manager said: “He's [Vieira] done a fantastic job, created a very energetic team full of individual quality and very, very dangerous counter-attacking team. A committed group, very tough to play against in the league and will be a tough one.”
