Chelsea Loses Second FA Cup Final In A Row As Leicester Triumphs

Chelsea’s wait for an FA Cup trophy since 2018 has continued. They were in the final last year where an Aubamayang double won the cup for Arsenal. Today, against Leicester, Chelsea were the favourites.They had eliminated the champions-elect Man City in the Semi-Final and to many, this was practically the final.The second semi-final match between Southampton and Leicester didn’t seem to count.Today, it counted. Leicester won the FA Cup with a lone strike and it was a strike that would live in the memory for a long time to come. Youri Tielemans took a screamer halfway between the center-circle and the eighteen-yards box.Kepa dove the right way but it was an impossible task. The roof of the net was rattled.Chelsea rallied and began to pile in the pressure and Leicester’s goalkeeper, Schmeichel proved unbeatable as he pulled one worldie save after another to keep Leicester ahead.In the 89th minute, Chelsea thought they had scored an equaliser when Morgan put the ball in his own net. But it wasn’t to be. VAR took a short look and overruled it for offside.With this triumph, Leicester has now won their sixth FA Cup, the first since 1969. Brendan Rodgers has now won his first silverware in English football.He was the coach of Liverpool during the peak of Luis Suarez but narrowly lost the premiership to Man City after Steven Gerard slipped against Chelsea and they lost the game. Today should give Rogers some feeling of revenge.Chelsea and Leicester go against each other on Tuesday, the 18th of May, in the battle for top four. Chelsea were almost sure of making top four but a surprise loss at home to Arsenal and both Leicester and Liverpool winning at Old Trafford threw the race for fourth wide open.If Chelsea loses against Leicester, top four is no longer in their hands.Chelsea has a Champions League Final with Man City where they are not the favourites.One moment, it seemed Chelsea were going to repeat their most successful feat in a season ever, the next moment, it is looking like a drama laced with agonies.Connect with us on Facebook