Manchester City are the "benchmark" across Europe but Chelsea "will hunt them" next season, says the London club's manager Thomas Tuchel.

The teams meet in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday with Tuchel searching for a first win over a Pep Guardiola side.

City are 20 points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea in the league and look set to win a third title in four years.

"We have to accept there is a gap between us and Manchester City," said Tuchel, who took over in January.

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"If you look at the fixture in the Premier League and the fixtures in the last years we have to accept this.

"And it's important that we accept this without making ourselves too small. From day one of next season we we will hunt them. We will try to close the gap between us."

German Tuchel said City and German champions Bayern Munich were the "benchmark" in European football.

Guardiola's side have won seven of their past nine games against Chelsea, including 3-1 at Stamford Bridge in January when Frank Lampard was still in charge.

The winner can be anybody.

It will be an interesting game to watch

City for the day

50-50 game. Wish they met in the finals.
Winner here will most likely win the Cup.

Hmm

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We dey wait

Hope the winner sees this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ggqHUT21w

I pity Chelsea...

Chelsea 3-1 Manchester City

90 minutes go judge am

Go Chelsea, go blues!

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we are watching �

R. I. P Chelsea

2:0 win for Chelsea

City sure win ...2-1

The race for quadruple continues today. We are #Man City

Mount vs Foden who is better?

I rate Saka above them

Ok

Chelsea pipu go hear am hahahaha sins of LEEDS UNITED

Blues sorry in advance

bros my bet game for today na udinese to beat FC crontone, chelsea to beat man city and athletic bilbao barca. once all 3 enter cool 750k in my aza today. for now udinese is winning 2-1. i too sure for my games today.

Is going to be an interesting match to watch ... sincerely I be glue to my TV set today ...not ready miss any action at all.

lukuboi:
R. I. P Chelsea

I don iron my ote (banter ) attire , na better bad belle sure pass , Chelsea must be silenced

Chelsea has more fans, but the winning belong to the team that tried most.

Chelsea 1, Man City 3.

Ikea81:
bros my bet game for today na udinese to beat FC crontone, chelsea to beat man city and athletic bilbao barca. once all 3 enter cool 750k in my aza today. for now udinese is winning 2-1. i too sure for my games today.

Eyah, if only you had played city to win... your ticket for enter