Tuchel says Chelsea will face Man City with confidence in final

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said their Champions League final opponents Manchester City are the "benchmark" in Europe, but his team will head to the title clash in Istanbul equipped with the confidence that they can beat Pep Guardiola's side.

Goals by Timo Werner and Mason Mount sent Chelsea into the title clash with City as they outclassed 13-times champions Real Madrid 2-0 in the semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday for a 3-1 aggregate triumph. Chelsea knocked City out of the FA Cup semi-final with a 1-0 win earlier in the season but Tuchel said that performance does not necessarily give his team the upper hand heading into the Champions League final.