Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed one big mistake he made in his side’s 2-0 Champions League last-16 win over Lille at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
The German has blamed himself for the injury to midfielder Mateo Kovacic, agreeing that he should have removed the Croatia international early.
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The former Real Madrid man was forced off six minutes into the half-time break with a hamstring injury.
Chelsea will now have to wait and see if he can play in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.
“I do not know.
“I should replace Kova at half-time so that we can save some change,” Tuchel told reporters after the game.
Havertz and Christian Pulisic scored for Chelsea in the French Champions League, while Tuchel put Romelu Lukaku on the bench.
Tuchel’s other injury problem is Hakim Ziyech, who was ruled out nine minutes after Kovacic’s departure, with the Moroccan striker also sidelined.
And the German coach said he did not know how serious the next issue was.