Chelsea manager Tuchel confirms why Havertz missed FA Cup final loss

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·14 May 2022

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel confirmed Kai Havertz missed the FA Cup final loss to Liverpool after failing to recover in time from a hamstring injury.

The Blues went down 6-5 on penalties after the match finished goalless.

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Tuchel also confirmed that Timo Werner picked up an injury in the warm-up.

"Kai, we did a last test he did not train yesterday because of hamstring problems," Tuchel told reporters at a post-match press conference.

"We tried everything and had a test this morning and it was not better. Timo was uncomfortable in the warm-up and said he could not play."