An advantage of two goals was already enough cushion, but those of Thomas Tuchel did not give a field to those of Antonio Conte. Those in blue dominated. They controlled the ball and moved it as they pleased. His were the main occasions. Except for some extraordinary burst, Tottenham just waited for an opportunity that did not come. The advantage of Chelsea, who reached the first final of the course in England, was never in jeopardy. Rudiger negotiates a new contract with the club, and on Wednesday he eased the work of his representatives with a solid performance. In defense and in attack. A long ball from him caused the first big chance of the duel. Lukaku won the game over Davies. Imposing. But Gollini drew his shot. The Italian goalkeeper was late and weak seven minutes later on a corner kick. Allowing Rudiger won the jump and scored with the neck.
The German returned to the scene on the brink of rest. He stopped Hojbjerg’s advance with a foul that Andre Marriner punished as a penalty. It was corrected by the VAR in the first of his three speeches. Then he annulled another penalty and also a goal in separate Tottenham attacks at game time. A burst of pride came to the Spurs. Kepa Arrizabalaga kept them at bay. Chelsea is the first League Cup finalist. On February 27 they will face Arsenal or Liverpool.
