Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is proud of his players after beating Tottenham to reach the FA Cup final.
Chelsea are through to the FA Cup final after using their bench strength to eventually overpower Premier League title rivals Tottenham 4-2 in a high-class Wembley encounter.
Conte declared: "To reach in my first season the final of this competition is a great achievement, but not only for me but my players, for the club, for my staff, for the supporters.
"I think we deserve this after a very tough game against a really strong team. To see this type of game, I think that England must be proud to have this type of football, with this intensity, with this type of football, with this level football.
"I think today was great for football because this semi-final I saw two very strong teams and a really good game, not only for Chelsea but also for Tottenham."
Nemanja Matic put the seal on the Blues' victory with a stunning 25-yard thunderbolt that crashed in off the bar with Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris left standing.
And he said: "It was a nice goal but, first of all, I want to say we are very happy because we are in the final."
On Tottenham, he added: "Congratulations to Spurs, they are a great team and it was very hard today. When you score four goals against them you have to win the game, so I'm very happy for the team.
"They are a great team. They are one of the best teams in the Premier League and, like I said, it was very hard today. We scored the first goal, they equalised, we scored the second and they didn't give up.
"So congratulations to them. They played good football and that is why we are so happy today."