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Darren Lewis

Thomas Tuchel praises Kai Havertz workrate as Chelsea close in on quarters

Thomas Tuchel praised Kai Havertz for delivering the work rate that benched Romelu Lukaku couldn’t as Chelsea closed in on the Champions League quarter-finals.

Havertz nodded the Blues in front after seven minutes with Christian Pulisic adding a 62nd-minute second ahead of the return leg on March 16. Chelsea have progressed on nine of the 11 times they have won the first leg of a Champions League knockout phase tie.

Tuchel said: “I am very pleased for Kai. He really steps up. The effort is immense, the work rate is immense, the areas of the pitch he covers for us.

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