Antonio Conte said he expected a tough game against Southampton after Chelsea avoided Tottenham and Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final draw.
The Blues came through their quarter-final against Leicester 2-1 after extra-time.
Alvaro Morata opened the scoring with his first goal of 2018 but Jamie Vardy scored to take the game beyond 90 minutes. Pedro scored the winning goal after a mistake from Kasper Schmeichel.
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The semi-final draw immediately followed the match and saw Chelsea paired with Southampton, who beat Wigan 2-0 earlier in the day.
FA Cup semi-final draw
Manchester United v Tottenham
Chelsea v Southampton
‘When you arrive at this point, every game is difficult,’ Conte said of the draw after avoiding the tougher two teams. ‘They [Southampton] have just changed coach but now it is important to be happy and to go for another game at Wembley. We will try to do our best to reach the final. We want to give satisfaction to our fans.
‘I think that for us our target is to try and do our best. To work hard with the players. I must be pleased with the commitment of the players. If you can win a trophy it is important for a team like Chelsea. But the most important thing is for us to fight until the end in every competition. We will try to reach the final.’
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Chelsea reached the final last year but were beaten by Arsenal.
MORE: Leicester and Chelsea make FA Cup history by going to extra-time
Antonio Conte said he expected a tough game against Southampton after Chelsea avoided Tottenham and Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-final draw.
The Blues came through their quarter-final against Leicester 2-1 after extra-time.
Alvaro Morata opened the scoring with his first goal of 2018 but Jamie Vardy scored to take the game beyond 90 minutes. Pedro scored the winning goal after a mistake from Kasper Schmeichel.
More: Football
The semi-final draw immediately followed the match and saw Chelsea paired with Southampton, who beat Wigan 2-0 earlier in the day.
FA Cup semi-final draw
Manchester United v Tottenham
Chelsea v Southampton
‘When you arrive at this point, every game is difficult,’ Conte said of the draw after avoiding the tougher two teams. ‘They [Southampton] have just changed coach but now it is important to be happy and to go for another game at Wembley. We will try to do our best to reach the final. We want to give satisfaction to our fans.
‘I think that for us our target is to try and do our best. To work hard with the players. I must be pleased with the commitment of the players. If you can win a trophy it is important for a team like Chelsea. But the most important thing is for us to fight until the end in every competition. We will try to reach the final.’
More: Chelsea FC
Chelsea reached the final last year but were beaten by Arsenal.
MORE: Leicester and Chelsea make FA Cup history by going to extra-time
