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Watch: Tuchel hails 'incredible' Kante; upset for Kovacic as Chelsea progress

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel hailed the performance of N'Golo Kante for last night's clash with Porto.

Chelsea lost the second-leg of their Champions League quarterfinal tie 1-0, but were still able to progress to the semifinals thanks to last week's 2-0 first-leg win. A key to keeping back Porto last night was Kante. Tuchel admits the Frenchman started the game due to an injury to Mateo Kovacic and he also spent time paying tribute to the absent midfielder.

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