Thomas Tuchel claims Chelsea’s win over Manchester City will boost confidence ahead of this month’s Champions League final – but insists the victory will not impact the European encounter.
The Blues picked up a smash-and-grab comeback win at the Etihad Stadium thanks to Marcos Alonso’s stoppage-time winner after Hakim Ziyech had cancelled out Raheem Sterling’s opener earlier on in the match.
The two sides will meet on May 29 for an all-English Champions League final with Chelsea having won the last two encounters between the teams – the other being last month’s FA Cup semi-final triumph at Wembley.
But Tuchel claims both his and Chelsea’s recent form over Pep Guardiola side will have no bearing over the match in three weeks’ time.
Speaking about the importance of Saturday’s result, Tuchel told Sky Sports: ‘It gives us confidence because it’s all about the performance.
‘This result won’t change much as the (Champions League) final is a very unique game, you can’t predict what will happen and we need to be prepared. We both will have chances.
‘We arrive with the knowledge that we are capable of beating them, that’s what we have now and this won’t change much to Istanbul.’
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