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Chelsea goalkeeper Petrovic: We'll use Carabao Cup final experience against Man City

Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic says they're well prepared for today's FA Cup semifinal against Manchester City.

Chelsea are returning to Wembley after their Carabao Cup final defeat to Liverpool.

"I think in the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool we had a good game," he said. "We missed some chances and maybe we deserved to win that game, but also it was an important experience for everyone in the squad.

"For a lot of us, it is our first season in the Premier League, and also that was our first time at Wembley, where the atmosphere was amazing with everyone enjoying the game. So now I think we know what we will expect and it is important to get the last title available to us this season.

"In terms of the most important thing we learned from that first visit, I think maybe it was just the realisation of what we can expect from playing in this stadium and it will be nice to do it again now."

He added: "City lost to Real Madrid so they're out of the Champions League, but against that team you can't expect anything because they're one of the best teams in the world and last year they took almost every trophy. They are champions of the FA Cup and they are still first in the table in the Premier League, so we know it will be difficult.

"But for sure it will be nice to play against Manchester City at Wembley in a semi-final and we know what we need to do."

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