Affirming a place in the FA Cup finals is now crystal clear for Chelsea after beating Crystal Palace today in the semifinals sighting on a possible double this season after the FIFA World Club trophy months ago.
Chelsea’s FA Cup Journey:
The FA Cup has been a long journey for ‘the Blues’ starting from round 3 – where they scored five past Chesterfield conceding one, round 4 – scored twice past Plymouth, in the round of 1/8th – found the back of the net thrice with Luton retaliating twice. In the quarterfinals, ‘the Blues’ eliminated Championship underdogs Middlesbrough who knocked out both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur by two goals to nil. In the semifinals met Crystal Palace, and humbly served ‘the Glaziers’ twice at Wembley Stadium without conceding.
Player Ratings:
Into the finals, players’ appraisals are always put into account, and in such regard here are Chelsea’s player ratings in the FA Cup semifinals according to sofascore ratings.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek – 7.5
Starting from the bench at the expense of injured Mateo Kovacic, the 26-year-old broke the goals dreadlock for himself in three years. Crystal Palace caused woes but after Loftus-Cheek thunderstorm struck inside the box, they got exposed leading to Mason Mount resemble strike against Madrid doubling up to victory. At the end of the game, Ruben emerged as the highest-rated player and was honored as the man of the match.
Timo Werner – 7.4
On target in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League, Werner was filled with such impetus against ‘the Glaziers’ and eventually registered an assist with a brilliant connection between Mason Mount. His pace, positioning, and ability to withstand the ball for long were exceptional.
Edouard Mendy, Reece James, Cesar Azpilicueta, and Jorginho – 7.3
Reece, Mendy, and Azpilicueta oversaw the full 90-minutes. Reece made several clearances along with aerial duels, interceptions, and blocks as a center back. Likewise, Jorginho withstands 77th minutes dazzled in the midfield with moves, touches, passes, excellent ground duels, and long balls. Earned his second start in this competition, Mendy kept a clean sheet and oversaw Chelsea’s progress. Rested on the Madrid trip, Cesar also had a splendid game at the flanks.
Other ratings
Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen – 7.2, Marcos Alonso – 7.1, Mason Mount – 7.0, N’golo Kante – 6.8, Hakim Ziyech – 6.7, Thiago Silva – 6.6, Kai Havertz – 6.5, Mateo Kovacic – 6.3, Romelu Lukaku – 6.2.
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