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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has explained the reason behind Tiemoue Bakayoko's early substitution against Leicester City on Sunday.
The France international made his first appearance for the Blues in over a month, but his yellow card prior to the break influenced Conte to make a tactical decision.
The 48-year-old replaced Bakayoko with Cesc Fabregas after the interval, and they still managed to overcome the Foxes by a 2-1 scoreline in added extra-time.
Speaking after the game, Conte admitted that he was wary of Bakayoko of being sent off after a previous occurence against Watford in the Premier League last month.
"I think it was a decision because he took a yellow card and, as you know very well, we are talking about a player with great physicality," he is quoted as saying by Evening Standard. "In a game like this, you have to prevent and try to avoid a second yellow card. Only for this reason I decided to change him after the first half."
The victory over Leicester ensured Chelsea's progress to the semi-final stage of the FA Cup where they will face Southampton, who are now under the tutelage of Mark Hughes.
Written by Sri Aswin
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