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Chelsea 1 Man City 0 LIVE REACTION: Tuchel ‘set for new contract’ after triumph, Havertz goal hero – latest news

CHELSEA are celebrating a phenomenal Champions League victory after seeing off Man City in Lisbon.

Kai Havertz was the Blues' hero, with the German playmaker scoring the only goal of the game just before the break.

And reports suggest Thomas Tuchel could be set for a new contract at Stamford Bridge after masterminding the victory.

Follow ALL the reaction with our live blog below…

  • AIR SHOT

    Pictures show the Brits sinking pints - with some rowdy topless fans starting a singalong in the square.

    Chelsea fans have been left concerned after footage emerged of forward Timo Werner blazing over the bar ahead of tonight's game.

    The 25-year-old has struggled to find the back of the net during his first season in England since arriving from RB Leipzig.

    And that inability to hit the target was evident once more as the Blues trained in preparation for their European final in Porto.

    Werner played a one-two with a member of the Chelsea coaching staff before thumping his wild effort miles over the crossbar.

    The footage sparked worry among Chelsea supporters, but they were also able to see the funny side.

    One fan said: "We get high bp once a week watching this guy misfiring, What about his fellow teammates they watch him almost every day."

    Another added: "Premier League offside player of de year dat."

  • KANT KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN

    Here are N'Golo Kante's numbers this season in the Champions League.

    What a player the unassuming Frenchman is.

  • KDB'S 1s 2s AND 3s

    Here are Kevin De Bruyne's numbers in the Champions League this season.

    Player of the tournament? Win tonight and that accolade is surely his.

  • BEER WE GO

    Sun-starved fans are making the most of the beautiful conditions in Lisbon, where temperatures have hit 25c today.

    The beer is certainly flowing, with the bars and pubs packed out ahead of tonight's kick-off.

  • STAGE IS SET

    The countdown to our 8pm kick-off is well and truly on now.

    This feels like the calm before the storm...

  • CHELSEA PREDICTED LINE-UP

    Here is how SunSport reckon the Blues will shape up tonight.

    Will there be any tactical tweaks from Thomas Tuchel to depart from tried-and-tested 3-4-3?

    Surely that's unlikely in the biggest game of all.

  • DOING THE ROUNDS

    Manchester City players could equal a stunning record that has stood for 61 years in tonight's final.

    Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez have scored in the quarter-final and semi-final of this season's Champions League for Man City v Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain.

    The last time two players scored for a team in the quarter-final, semi-final and final of a European Cup/Champions League season was Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas in 1959-60 for Real Madrid.

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  • KIT WASH

    You might notice something odd about Chelsea's kit when they walk out tonight - they've ditched the new one.

    Since unveiling their new threads, things haven't quite gone right for the Blues in finals.

    Officially released earlier this month, it was described by some fans on social media as 'horrific'.

    Sporting a 1960s throwback look, the zig-zag and chequerboard design has certainly proved to be divisive amongst the fanbase.

    The strip is the same for both the men's and women's team, both of whom debuted it in finals.

    But as well as the FA Cup loss to Leicester, the women's team were defeated heavily in the Champions League final against Barcelona.

    As a result of these two defeats, superstitious figures at Stamford Bridge are reverting to the old kit for tonight's Lisbon showdown.

  • BALLS UP

    Supporters have been enjoying their spell in Porto ahead of the Champions League final.

    A replica trophy has been on show in the Portuguese city, as has a giant ball... which eagle-eyed supporters have noticed has 'ISTANBUL 21' scrawled on.

    Credit: Getty
    Credit: Getty
  • CITY EARLY TEAM NEWS

    Guardiola is likely to have a fully fit squad for tonight's clash - despite a fitness scare for Ilkay Gundogan.

    The midfielder had overcome a knee problem which is kept him sidelined from last weekend's final league game against Everton.

    But he had appeared take a slight knock during City's last training session when he came together in a challenge with Fernandinho.

    The 30-year-old left the session before many of his team-mates and looked to be in slight discomfort as he went down the tunnel but no official announcement has been made about his fitness.

    We're expecting him to feature though after a terrific campaign.

  • HOW WILL THEY LINE-UP?

    Here is how SunSport predict Manchester City will set themselves out against Chelsea tonight.

  • DECAD-ENCE

    A decade ago, Pep Guardiola witnessed something close to perfection in a Champions League final and realised his job at Barcelona was done, writes DAVE KIDD.

    Ten years and one day later, Guardiola finally returns to the grandest fixture in club football, when Manchester City face Chelsea here tonight.

    Guardiola admitted: "We could not do better. That was as high as we could go as a team and that was the moment when I started thinking the period at Barcelona was over.

    "It's not possible to think that way in Manchester, because it's the first time for City in a Champions League final.

    "We are not among the elite in Europe. We're not playing with a relaxed, calm situation, but you have to play with this tension that we have, this pressure that we have.

    "Of course I remember that performance against United, one of the greatest teams ever in that period with Sir Alex.

    "In that final we expressed what we'd worked four years for."

  • PRESSURE RISING

    Ex-Chelsea and England man Joe Cole reckons City will feel the pressure of being heavy favourites tonight.

    He told Football London: "Where Chelsea and Man City are at the moment, the pressure is on Man City.

    "You can see they are the better side over the course of 38 games but the club are so hell-bent on winning this trophy [Champions League] that the pressure is always mounting.

    "For Chelsea, you've got young players happy to be there in the sense that it wasn't expected this year. This was a transitional period.

    "But they can go out there and win the game with talent all over the park. That is where I think the psychology of the game will be".

  • STAT ATTACK

    • Man City will become the 23rd club to win the Champions League if they break their duck tonight.
    • Guardiola's side have not drawn a match in FOURTY games (W35, L5).
    • Chelsea's last two CL final appearance have ended in penalty shootouts.
    • Kevin De Bruyne has scored in three of the last five matches against the Blues.
  • LATEST ODDS

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    • Chelsea - 10/3
    • Draw - 21/10
    • Man City - 19/20
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  • THE BIG ONE

    Sitting comfortably? Good - because this one could be really special.

    An all-Premier League final tonight from Lisbon, as Chelsea take on Man City in the Champions League.

    Pep Guardiola goes in search of the ultimate crown, the one that City have been craving.

    Despite his illustrious, relatively young managerial career, this trophy has eluded Guardiola at Eastlands.

    This is their first appearance in the main European competition final yet come into the clash as the odds-on favourites.

    That is also despite the fact that Chelsea have won the last two meetings between the sides.

    Thomas Tuchel’s men edged out City in the FA Cup semi-final by a goal to nil, then followed it up just three weeks ago with a 2-1 win at the Etihad.

    Chelsea will now face English opposition in the Champions League final for the second time in their three appearances, having lost the 2008 tournament to Manchester United.

    But they do have a winner’s trophy to their name with the penalty shoot-out win over Bayern Munich in 2012.

    16,500 fans will be in attendance, with 6,000 from each side.

    The Blues handed around 800 tickets back, while thousands have travelled to Portugal without a ticket hoping to pick one up.

    Pictures have emerged of fans clashing in Porto. More on that in a short while – but we’ll hopefully just be talking about football later!

    Strap in as we countdown to the crowning moment of football in Europe tonight, with kick-off at 8pm BST.

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