WATCH: Thiago Silva was SCARED to watch the final minutes between Chelsea and Manchester City
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Chelsea progressed through to the finals of the FA Cup after defeating Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City 1-0 in the semifinals on Saturday night. Hakim Ziyech scored the only goal of the match as Manchester City’s quadruple hopes were crushed to the ground.
Thiago Silva prays after coming off in the second half
Thiago Silva was returning from a back injury and faced multiple problems throughout the match. Even in the first half he had to sit down and get off the field. However even in the pain he decided to continue as he knew the team needed him.
Silva played a crucial role as due to his efforts Chelsea could keep a clean sheet. Silva made six clearances, two interceptions, and also won the only tackle he attempted. He had a passing accuracy of 100% after he completed each of his 44 passes.
But Silva had to come off at the 85th minute and was replaced by Kurt Zouma. But he knew that the job was’nt done yet and Manchester City could still draw level. It was a very tense period for Chelsea fans as Manchester City kept on piling pressure.
So much was the tension that Thiago Silva couldn’t even watch the match! The Brazilian defender crouched and was praying. It seems like his prayers did work and Chelsea successfully managed to keep City at bay.
“I strongly believe that some clubs have this aura and this energy to be in finals, and Chelsea obviously has it,” said Thomas Tuchel.
“If you’re at a club that is regularly in finals you feel it. I don’t know if it sharpens a mentality or if it’s the other way around. But you can feel that Chelsea are used to playing finals.”
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