Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri thinks it is “easier” to get to the final of the Champions League than the final of the League Cup.
On route to the Carabao Cup final – where they lost to Manchester City on penalties – Chelsea beat Liverpool, Derby County, Bournemouth and Tottenham.
Blues boss Sarri – who has never made it beyond the Round of 16 in Europe’s top competition – insists that Chelsea’s run to their cup final will have been harder than if Tottenham or Liverpool reach the final of the Champions League.
“The Premier League is really very difficult, for getting in the final of the League Cup we had to play against Liverpool, against Tottenham, the final against Manchester City,” Sarri said.
“It was easier to get to the final of the Champions League.
“I think many give to the Champions League too much importance. Of course it is the most important competition for clubs but it is a competition with straight elimination so sometimes you need a post in or a post out to qualify or to be eliminated.
“It’s clear it’s the most important competition for clubs in Europe, and as a consequence in the world, but it’s a competition in which you need to be lucky.”