CHELSEA are into the Carabao Cup final after beating Tottenham 3-0 on aggregate.
Leading 2-0 from the first leg, the Blues made a dream start as Antonio Rudiger rose highest from a corner to nod his side infront early.
Spurs thought they had a way back into the game as Hojbjerg was taken down by Rudiger in the area, but VAR decided contact had begun outside the box and reversed the decision.
And they were denied ANOTHER spot-kick after replays showed Kepa got the ball in a coming together with Lucas Moura.
Kane smashed in after Kepa’s error moments later, but that was also chalked off for offside.
Tottenham tried in vain to find a way back into the contest, but it was Tuchel’s men who saw things out to book their place at Wembley.
- Final score: Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea (0-3 agg)
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Cole hard facts
Ashley Cole said: “That might be the best you can get out out of them.
“Is it the quality of the players and the basic mistakes that they make trying to play out from the back , are they not good enough to do it?
“He is a tough manager so it might be about the quaity of the players.”
Spurr-ed on
Spurs boss Antonio Conte says: “After two games Chelsea deserve to reach the final and we have to be honest.
“In the second half today we created chances to score, we started this game much better (than the first leg).
“You have to geive a judgement after two games and Chelsea deserved to go to the final.”
Star attraction
Antonio Rudiger is a free agent at the end of the season.
Chelsea want him to stay but will, he said: “”I knew it my head! I was hoping it would go in, so it was good.
I’m working on getting into better positions. Last time we played here, I scored, so it is good to help the team and it was the most important thing to lead by example.”
“You never know what could happen, but I was always confident. You can see the footage, he stepped on his own leg and went down. I was calm.”
Rud awakening
Antonio Rudiger won’t discuss his future but was happy with his match-winning goal.
The defender said: “”I am enjoying this chapter. I think it is the best time of my career.”
“There are a lot of tough games to play. The schedule is getting busier and busier. We have to be up for it.”
Thom knows the score
The Chelsea boss won’t talk about the contract situation of Thiago Silva but says he wants more from his men.
“I think we started OK and controlled the match, but we played with fire and allowed chances from sloppy mistakes.
“We can and must play much better.
“We did play well in phases but we need to play much better.”
Blues boss demands more
Thomas Tuchel will not stand for any more half-hearted performances
The German said: “We lost concentration and lost focus in the last 15 minutes of the first half and again in the second half.
“We were almost punished for lack of focus.
“We played at 90 per cent and that’s not our style – we shouldn’t do this.
“We had to work hard and it was not our best performance – we were better in the first leg.”
Levels
A 3-0 aggregate win shows the gap n class again.
Cole said: “I think Chelsea could have kicked on at any time and Chelsea never really got out of second gear,.
Redknapp adds: “One of these is European champion and the other ones might get there with some time.”
Fair call
Both Prem pundits support VAR decisions.
Redknapp says: “Every VAR decison was the right one and if it was not here Spurs might have had three unfair goals.
Cole adds: “This is where VAR comes in and we really enjoy it.
“I am not a VAR because if Harry Kane has a size five foot then he is onside.”
Aton the button
Goal-scoring defnder Antonio Rudiger celebrates his side’s win and his goal.
Rudiger said: “We were in total control, they were more dangerous today but that was our lack of focus.
“It was good to score here but the most importsant thing is the win.
“I was confident the penalty would be overturned so I was calm. It was unlucky for them but lucky for us. This is the best time of my career.”
Full time: Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
Rudiger heads home the only goal.
Tottenham look good only in a few moments.
Conte knows his North London side is miles off the North London stars,
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
98 Spurs never looked like scoring after some bright early moments.
Conte is correct when he says his side is well off the European champs.
How long will Harry Kane cope with this failing?
All over.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
96 Gil is fouled so Spurs can build another late attack.
But Chelsea are home and hosed.
Antonio Conte is right, there is a big divide inbetween these teams
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
95 Spurs seem intent on ending with some pride.
But Chelsea are defending stoicly until the end.
The visitors go on the attack with Ziyech and Kante but are pushed back.
Eight mins added
93 That delay added eight minutes on.
We believe a fan was taken ill.
The fans told the officials they needed to take action and the emergency servies took over.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
89 Chilled as beans in North london now, everyone just walking about while a crowd problem is sorted.
There were six added minutes originally.
It seems there might be a health problem for a fan in the crown.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
81 Jorginho volleys over a chance that falls to him after a Chelsea corner.
Spurs swap Skipp for Winks and Chelsea change Jorginho for Loftus-Cheek.
Tottenham creep forward but Chelsea nullify the chance.
The Blues go on the attack again…
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
79 It’s still 0-3 on aggregate.
Spurs have tried but blown their best few chances.
Tanganga dives in on Hudson-Odoi and Chelsea deliver the fee-kick.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
76 Fair play to Tottenham, they have kept plugging away.
Kovacic leaves for Kante now, though.
Tottenham fans are starting to leave the one-sided cup tie.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
70 Chelsea enjoying some keep-ball training now.
Spurs can practice their defending for the Premier League.
Conte knows he is defeated now as he swaps Lo Celso or Gil.
Hat-trick change
Ziyech, Alonso and Silva all get sent on for Christensen, Werner and Mount.
Will Werner ever prove himself to this Chelsea crowd?
Tottenham now battling against an even fresher side.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
64 VAR are checking the 250th goal of Harry Kane’s club career.
Chelsea fail to clear their lines and the marksman strikes.
It is ruled offside. No goal and instead a sub of Sessegnon for Doherty.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
60 Brilliant save from Kepa.
Spurs full-back Emerson Royal had dashed forward and headed at goal but the Spaniard produced the goods.
That might be the last chance to swing the tie.
Kane SCORES!
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
60 Spurs earn a corner but Christensen heads away.
Emerson Royal earns another.
Spurs fans are getting excited but they are 0-3 down and heading out of the Cup.
Chelsea almost enjoy defending like this.
Spurs pen reversed!
Kepa seems to make a great challenge on Moura but it gets called a pen.
It goes to VAR and will surely be overruled.
The ref is at the monitor.
It looked a perfect challenge from Kepa.
Tottenham 0 Chelsea 1
51 Spurs try to play out and are tackled.
Mount and Hudson-Odoi try to make a chance but earn a free-kick.
Tottenham defend it.
This tie is dead and buried.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
