Chelsea qualified for the Champions League final by beating Real Madrid on Wednesday night – and some of the club’s fans on Twitter were amazed by the performance of N’Golo Kante.
The Blues beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge tonight, which gave them a 3-1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals.
Thomas Tuchel’s side were brilliant over the two legs to deservedly knockout Madrid and set up an all-English final against Manchester City at the end of May.
Despite being the dominant force against Madrid, it was nervous until the very closing stages due to the barrage of missed chances from Chelsea.
Timo Werner, who had earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, put the Blues 1-0 up in the 28th minute with a simple headed goal into an empty net after Kai Havertz had hit the crossbar.
It was an agonising second half for the club’s supporters, with several individuals missing clear opportunities to score.
However, the second goal to wrap up the tie came when Mason Mount tapped in from close range in the 85th minute.
A selection of Chelsea supporters on social media were left waxing lyrical about the performance of Kante.
The 30-year-old French midfielder was a colossus in the centre of the park.
As well as being defensively solid, he was heavily involved in both goals after winning back possession for his team in the build-up to the goals.
Here are some Blues fans waxing lyrical about Kante:
Chelsea qualified for the Champions League final by beating Real Madrid on Wednesday night – and some of the club’s fans on Twitter were amazed by the performance of N’Golo Kante.
The Blues beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge tonight, which gave them a 3-1 aggregate victory in the semi-finals.
Thomas Tuchel’s side were brilliant over the two legs to deservedly knockout Madrid and set up an all-English final against Manchester City at the end of May.
Despite being the dominant force against Madrid, it was nervous until the very closing stages due to the barrage of missed chances from Chelsea.
Timo Werner, who had earlier had a goal ruled out for offside, put the Blues 1-0 up in the 28th minute with a simple headed goal into an empty net after Kai Havertz had hit the crossbar.
It was an agonising second half for the club’s supporters, with several individuals missing clear opportunities to score.
However, the second goal to wrap up the tie came when Mason Mount tapped in from close range in the 85th minute.
A selection of Chelsea supporters on social media were left waxing lyrical about the performance of Kante.
The 30-year-old French midfielder was a colossus in the centre of the park.
As well as being defensively solid, he was heavily involved in both goals after winning back possession for his team in the build-up to the goals.
Here are some Blues fans waxing lyrical about Kante:
And here's his brilliant individual highlights against Madrid last night: