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DANNY MURPHY: Thomas Tuchel prepared the PERFECT game-plan to unpick Manchester City... Chelsea's performance was monumental

It is difficult to do justice to how great a defensive performance that was from Chelsea.

With any tactical plan, it is easy to set it up on paper but to produce that level of concentration, discipline, mental energy, communication and fitness for 95 minutes against a team of Man City’s quality was magnificent.

It reminded me of the way France held off Belgium in the second half of their World Cup semi-final. It was monumental. It is so rare to see a team create so few chances, especially a Pep Guardiola one.