Chelsea are Super Cup Champions after defeating Unai Emery’s Villarreal last night in Belfast on a penalty shoot-out where Chelsea reserved goalkeeper Kepa was the hero on the night. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel was clear to address that it was a planned move to bring the Spanish shot stopper on for the shoot-out.
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"It was not spontaneous, we talked about it with the goalkeepers!"
Thomas Tuchel breaks down his decision to substitute Edouard Mendy for Kepa for Chelsea's penalty shootout win over Villarreal 🔍
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Thomas Tuchel is certainly building something special in West London, only there eight months and two trophy’s to boot. The Champions League and now the Super Cup and Romelu Lukaku is soon to join the club, Chelsea are going to be a serious threat to Manchester City and the defence of their Premier League trophy.