EFL: Tuchel reacts as Chelsea are paired against Tottenham in the semi-final

Chelsea have been paired to face Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-final of the EFL.

This comes after the Blues defeated Brentford on Wednesday night in a 2-0 scoreline in the last-8.

Chelsea were able to win thanks to a late own goal from Pontus Jansson and a penalty from Jorginho.

“Tottenham is nice for our fans. A London derby; we are looking forward to it and we want to be there,” Tuchel said at his post-match press conference.

“I am absolutely happy about this result, a brilliant result and a brilliant performance given the situation.

“They did well,” Tuchel added. “They hadn’t trained for a week and then we invited them to training. They had two sessions with us.

“They listened carefully and did their job. Full credit to the seven guys with whom they played, they took care and made sure they did the right stuff.”

In another report, Arsenal will play Liverpool in the other semi-final fixture.

The match are scheduled to take place in the first week of January.