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– Chelsea sneaked into the Carabao Cup final with a 2-0 victory over Brentford at the Community Stadium in their quarterfinal on Tuesday thanks to a late Pontus Jansson own goal and Jorginho penalty.
– Thomas Tuchel’s side came into this match on the back of a run of just one win in their previous five matches across all competitions.
– And with 10 minutes remaining, it looked like that poor run could continue as a stubborn Brentford prevented the visitors from opening the scoring.
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– However, Jansson sliced Reece James’ cross into his own net to hand Chelsea the victory.
– Five minutes later, Jorginho made the result safe as he coolly slotted home from the penalty spot after Brentford goalkeeper Alvaro Fernandez had down Christian Pulisic.
– Tuchel has the chance to fight for his third major trophy at Chelsea following the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup victories.
