Soccer-Tuchel hopes 'top guy' Kante can deliver Champions League title


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Group E - Stade Rennes v Chelsea - Roazhon Park, Rennes, France - November 24, 2020 Chelsea's N'Golo Kante as a substitute REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

(Reuters) - Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel heaped praise on midfielder N'Golo Kante ahead of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final second leg with Real Madrid, saying that the Frenchman's winning mentality is key to their quest for trophies.

World Cup-winner Kante produced a man-of-the-match display as Chelsea secured a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Madrid for a narrow advantage in the two-legged tie.

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