Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea left Barnsley a “relieved” side after Tammy Abraham rescued their FA Cup hopes at both ends. The German coach conceded Chelsea “struggled” to cope against a resilient, fighting Yorkshire side and “lacked self-confidence”.
But Abraham set up an FA Cup quarter final against Sheffield United – with a 64 minute goal and a last gasp clearance of Chelsea's line.
The England striker tapped home the winner from Reece James' cross, then nodded clear Michael Sollbauer's volley to keep Chelsea ahead in the dying minutes.
Tuchel said: “Am I relieved. I have to be honest yes. We can stop the analysis now! Chelsea through to the quarter final, full stop! “We can play better, it is not our best performance. "It was hard to
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