Timo Werner, focus of Chelsea criticism

The impression that Chelsea left on Valdebebas against Real Madrid this Tuesday completed the one that has already been shown since Thomas Tuchel took the team, the same one he sent by eliminating Atlético Madrid in the round of 16 and Porto in the quarterfinals.

A solid team, physically very prepared, very well positioned and with a lot of quality in the three-quarter zone, all complemented by a long squad, which allows them the luxury of leaving two of this season's flashy signings on the bench. Kai Havertz (80 million) and Hakim Ziyech (40), not to mention Kepa, Giroud or Marcos Alonso.

But there is a downside to the London team that prevented them from closing the tie in Madrid and getting almost a foot and a half in the final in Istanbul on May 29. The lack of punch that Chelsea has been accusing is the weak point on which the press and English fans have loaded, focused especially on the figure of their '9': Timo Werner.

Tuchel himself was asked about him at the post-match press conference, after the German striker scored the clearest chance of the match, right after starting, only against Courtois. "He missed a great chance against West Ham and forgave another here, but it doesn't help to cry about it or regret it all the time either. There are millions of people who have things more difficult to deal with than the opportunities they forgive," he said.

Karma things, according to Thiago Silva's wife

But not only Tuchel spoke of Werner. The wife of his partner Thiago Silva, Isabelle da Silva, summarized the first part in a video uploaded to her Instagram account. "This is karma, guys. Every team I go to there is a striker who keeps missing goals... This Werner, what is his name?", she referred to Timo.