Chelsea entered the final month of the 2020-21 season with formidable opponents, also the biggest challenge since Thomas Tuchel appeared.
Arduous journey
On Saturday night (23:30 on April 24), Chelsea started the sprint period with a heavy schedule, starting with the London derby at home West Ham. 
Chelsea entered the final month of the 2020-21 season fiercely, starting with a derby with West Ham Both have the same 55 points, and Chelsea are on top thanks to the sub-index. The London Stadium match will have a great influence on both opponents’ ambitions to win the Champions League next season. West Ham is having a wonderful season with coach David Moyes. Meanwhile, with Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea, the end of the Premier League race in the top 4 can be considered a success. After the London derby, Chelsea had to fly to Spain to play Real Madrid, within the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. The second leg between the two teams took place a week later, at Stamford Bridge. Between two strong letters with Real Madrid, Chelsea has a match against Fulham – opponents are struggling to stay relegated. Thus, in the next 10 days, Chelsea will face important turning points in both the Premier League and the Champions League. Not stopping, right after completing the semi-finals of the Champions League, Chelsea had to play Man City. If nothing unusual, this match could name Pep Guardiola’s army as English football champions. 
Real Madrid is Chelsea’s biggest rival Chelsea probably didn’t want to see this. Just trying to stop Man City from winning early, Tuchel teachers and students have a different derby with Arsenal. In the last two rounds of the Premier League, the Blues faced Leicester and Aston Villa respectively – who could completely make them embrace their hatred in their attempt to win the top 4. Also, in mid-May, Chelsea played the FA Cup final against Leicester. 9 battles in a month, density 3 days / match, the sprint to the finish of the Blues is really tough. The challenge with Tuchel Since being selected to replace Frank Lampard, coach Thomas Tuchel has made a big mark with Chelsea. 
Chelsea’s defense is great Former captain Dortmund and PSG bring a flourishing image for Chelsea to step up in the Premier rankings. They reached the FA Cup final, and the Champions League semi-final. Chelsea spent 20 official matches with Tuchel, with 65% victory. This rate is much higher than its predecessor Lampard – 52.4%. The strength that Tuchel brings is defensive performance. Chelsea only received 9 goals, with 15 matches kept clean sheets. Since Tuchel’s debut at Chelsea, with Wolves 0-0, no team in the 5 major leagues (Spain, England, Italy, Germany and France) has such a high clean sheet rate. However, the attacking effectiveness of the Blues is not high. Only 26 goals were scored after 20 games that Tuchel directed. 1/4 of the past games they cannot score. 
Great challenge awaits Thomas Tuchel The German strategist helps Timo Werner to be more involved in the match. Kai Havertz also improved. But the mutation is still low. Upcoming, Chelsea’s opponents are all strong teams, or “dark horses” of the season. In the Champions League arena, Real Madrid is much more brave than Atletico or Porto. Domestically, Chelsea won only West Ham 2 in the last 7 matches; inferior to Man City (won 2, lost 4 – including penalty shootout); won only 1 match in 6 recent confrontations with Leicester (3 matches not scored). The past 20 games are just the beginning of Thomas Tuchel’s adventure with Chelsea. Big challenges really await this 47-year-old military leader.
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