No matter how they try to play it, losing Matic is a massive blow for Chelsea

Bar John Terry, there is no player Jose Mourinho will have wanted to be fit and available for the final more.

Matic is the lifeblood of Chelsea’s side and when missing, there is no denying the Blues are weaker and their results prove it.

He may have been poor the last time these two sides faced off – which speaks volumes about why Spurs came out on top – but Mauricio Pochettino will know that Chelsea will struggle without the Serbian and has to take advantage of that.