El Chelsea de Thomas Tuchel, campeón de Europa, busca este miércoles su pase a la final de la Carabao Cup en la vuelta de la semifinal contra el Tottenham de Antonio Conte, al que ganó 2-0 en la ida. Los Spurs deberán remontar para estar el 27 de febrero en la final de Wembley. Conte volverá a enfrentarse al Chelsea, al que dirigió entre 2016 y 2018. Este jueves Liverpool y Arsenal disputan la vuelta de la otra ‘semi’, sin haber jugado la ida, aplazada por el brote de Covid en el equipo de Anfield.
Bajos los palos de la portería del Chelsea estará Kepa Arrizabalaga, en ausencia de Edouard Mendy, con Senegal en la Copa de África. “Quizás no me creáis, pero no he visto a Kepa nervioso ni un día. Tampoco celoso o que no estuviera contento por un compañero. Todo el mundo confía mucho en él”, dijo Tuchel sobre el exmeta del Athletic.
Lo que a Tuchel le tiene con la mosca tras la oreja es la suspensión de encuentros debido al Covid (entre ellos, de equipos con jugadores en la Copa de África) e instó a la Premier a que haya “más transparencia”. El último en aplazarse fue el Everton-Leicester previsto inicialmente para ayer.
Si el Chelsea, con su renta de la ida, buscará la final de la Carabao Cup en casa de los Spurs, el Tottenham sueña con la remontada. “No tenemos un pies ni los dos en la final, pero estamos preparados para darlo todo contra el campeón de Europa, que se reforzó mucho además en verano”, dijo Conte. El portero Cristian Romero se halla cerca de volver tras permanecer de baja desde noviembre por lesión.
ALINEACIONES PROBABLES
Tottenham-Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 20.45 (DAZN)
Tottenham: Lloris; Tanganga, D. Sánchez, Davies; Emerson, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Reguilón; Lo Celso, L. Moura; Kane
Entrenador: Antonio Conte
Chelsea: Kepa; Rüdiger, Thiago Silva, Sarr; Hudson-Odoi, Saúl, Kovacic, Marcos Alonso; Mount, Lukaku y Ziyech
Entrenador: Thomas Tuchel
Árbitro: Andre Marriner
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