3-2: Pochettino saved himself against Leeds in the corner

Matthew Joseph, a young Spanish player born in Santander 20 years ago made the tie very difficult for Mauricio Pochettino, another experienced player, with his double, but Chelsea imposed its superiority at the buzzer against Leeds, second in the Championship, thanks to a goal in Conor Gallagher’s 90th minute (3-2) and advanced to the last 16 of the FA Cup.

quite like that giving oxygen to a questioning Pochettino whose continuation was again questioned after Chelsea lost the Carabao Cup final to Liverpool on penalties on Sunday. But the ‘blues’, though suffering, are still alive in the FA Cup yeIn the quarterfinals they will host Leicesterleaders of the Championship and on Tuesday Andoni Iraola eliminated Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium (0-1).

Leeds were surprised by the re-emergence of Robert Sánchez

Leeds started by shocking Chelsea with very high pressure and Robert Sánchez, who reappeared between the sticks after being out since December 10 With a knee injury, he soon had his first scare.

Young full-back Alfie Gilchrist, who is Pochettino This time he put it on the left, a long ball caught him and Daniel James beat Robert Sánchez who was left in the middle of the exit, narrowly escaping the goal.

Caicedo took back the 0-1 and assisted the 1-1

Leeds warned of their intentions and seconds later opened the scoring. Chelsea want to come out playing the ball from their own area. Axel Disasi put Moisés Caicedo in a compromised debt, Archie Gray stole the Ecuadorian’s wallet and gave it to Mateo Josephwho shot Robert Sánchez (9′).

Chelsea reacted after this poor start and equalized with good first-touch play between Nico Jackson, Noni Madueke and Caicedo, who bounced back from a 0-1 loss with a great deep pass to the former Villarreal player, who scored from the right with a cross shot between the legs of goalkeeper Illan Meslier (15′).

Mudryk moved on to Chelsea

Chelsea controlled this phase of the match and unsurprisingly they advanced in the tie with another good scrimmage move, moving the ball with precision and pace. Malo Gusto sends Raheem Sterling into space on the right and His perfect back pass was first crossed into the net by Mykhailo Mudryk (37′).

From then on, Chelsea had a blackout in attack and never again put Leeds in danger who, after a non-dominant start to the second half, tied again by Matthew Joseph, to whom Jaidon Anthony gave some candy in the form of a center from the left on a walk, converted at the far post so that he finished with an unappealable header (59′).

Salvador Gallagher

It remained 2-2 until the end but, when Pochettino became desperate on the wing due to his players’ inability to create chances and extra time looming at Stamford Bridge, Enzo Fernández is connected to Conor Gallagher, who came on for Madueke, and the youth squad slipped with a good move to be left alone against Meslier and relentlessly beat him in the 90th minute.

Pochettino took a breather and held on to the FA Cup, the only title option for a Chelsea permanently living on the wire because of its irregularity.

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LEEDS

Chelsea: Robert Sanchez; Gusto (Chilwell, 61′), Disasi, Chalobah, Gilchrist (Colwill, 74′); Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández; Madueke (Gallagher, 61′), Sterling (Palmer, 74′), Mudryk (Tauriainen, 90′); Nico Jackson
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Leeds: Meslier; Connor Roberts, Rodon, Cooper, Junior Firpo; Ampadu, Archie Gray; Jaidon Anthony, Piroe (Summerville, 79′), Daniel James (Gnonto, 79′); Matthew Joseph

Goals: 0-1, Mateo Joseph (8′); 1-1, Nico Jackson (15′); 2-1, Mudryk (37′); 2-2, Matthew Joseph (59′); 3-2, Gallagher (90′)

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Referee: David Coote. Yellow to Chalobah (40′), Enzo Fernández (41′), Moisés Caicedo (49′), Junior Firpo (69′)

Attendance: 37,892 at Stamford Bridge
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