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Thomas Tuchel is relishing the prospect of another London derby after Chelsea battled past Brentford to land a Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham.
The Blues navigated a tricky all-west London encounter after an own goal and a Jorginho penalty fired them to a 2-0 win at the Brentford Community Stadium.
They were immediately paired with Spurs and boss Tuchel said: 'It was clear it was always going to be a strong draw, with four tough teams, but Tottenham is nice for our fans. It's a London derby and were looking forward to it.'
Thomas Tuchel is looking forward to another London derby after Chelsea were paired with Tottenham in the Carabao Cup semi-finals
Jorginho scored Chelsea's second goal from the penalty spot to settle a tricky encounter
With his squad still ravaged by Covid-19, Tuchel handed debuts to academy prospects Harvey Vale, Jude Soonsup-Bell and Xavier Simons for their last-eight meeting with their neighbours.
But it was substitutes
