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By James Cormack Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea are back in domestic cup action on Wednesday night as they take on historic rivals Leeds United in the FA Cup fifth round. The midweek bout has taken on even greater significance for the Chelsea manager in the wake of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final defeat. Having been a part of an enthralling stalemate in normal time, the Blues then failed to seize the initiative in the extended period against a young Liverpool team, eventually losing to a late Virgil van Dijk header. It was their sixth domestic cup final defeat on the bounce. Pochettino harbours hope…

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