Chelsea faces Liverpool in FA Cup final
*Defeats Crystal Palace 2 - 0 THOMAS TUCHEL demanded that Ruben Loftus-Cheek starts living up to his full potential - and the midfield man responded by ramming Chelsea towards their fifth FA Cup final in six years. Loftus-Cheek, who enjoyed a successful loan spell at Crystal Palace four years ago, broke the resistance of Patrick Vieira’s men with a 65th-minute opener as the Blues booked a date with Liverpool at Wembley on May 14. And Chelsea now hope to avoid becoming the first club in the competition’s 150-year history to lose three successive finals when they take on Jurgen Klopp’s Quad-chasers in a repeat of this season’s Carabao Cup Final. Eight of Tuchel’s starting line-up had played in Chelsea’s epic near miss against Real Madrid on Tuesday. They looked leggy and lethargic for large parts of a forgettable contest after that Champions League quarter-final went to extra-time. Palace had created the only couple of serious chances before Loftus-Cheek, who playe...