Conspiracy of nihilism suits Chelsea and pragmatic Thomas Tuchel | Barney Ronay


Chelsea’s manager set up his team in such a way as to give Porto no hope and can now picture a Champions League triumph

And so the Tuchel revolution roars on. In a manner of speaking. The second-best thing anyone could say about the second leg of Chelsea’s 2-1 aggregate defeat of Porto in Seville was that it was, on balance, an act of cardiovascular exercise. Everyone involved burned some calories.

The best thing – arguably the only thing – is that Chelsea cruised through without a scratch and will now take their place in the semi-finals of the Champions League, setting up a mouthwatering denouement to their own peculiar season of two halves.

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