After Chelsea’s sad 6-5 penalty shootout loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup final on Saturday, Thomas Tuchel said that he told his players how impressed he was by their performance.
Despite both teams coming close to scoring, the game ended goalless at full time, with Marcos Alonso and Christian Pulisic wasting clear chances for Chelsea and Luis Diaz and Andy Robertson almost scoring for Liverpool.
Cesar Azpilicueta and Mason Mount both missed penalty kicks, while Kostas Tsimikas scored the game-winning penalty for Liverpool.
Thomas Tuchel, speaking with BBC said, “Like in the last final, in the Carabao Cup, it’s no regrets. I told the team I’m proud.
“We were sure that we would be competitive and make life very difficult for Liverpool. We did it again.
“We got to 0-0 against maybe the best-attacking team in the world and we also created a lot of chances.
“We deserved it, as they deserved it as well, but again we lose on penalties.
“We are very disappointed of course. We are sad but at the same time proud.”