Chelsea beat Newcastle United on penalties to reach the semi-final of the Carabao Cup (Shutterstock)
Benoit Badiashile has issued an apology to Chelsea supporters after their win against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side looked on course to crash out of the competition as Callum Wilson gave Newcastle an early lead, but Mykhailo Mudryk’s injury-time equaliser forced a penalty shootout.
Badiashile was at fault for Wilson’s goal as he got himself tangled with the ball, which then popped free for the Newcastle striker to finish.
And the French centre-back has said sorry to Chelsea fans for his error.
‘Dear Blues, I would like to apologise for my mistake yesterday which fortunately had no consequences, I will work hard to ensure that this does not happen again,’ Badiashile wrote on X.
‘See you in the next round. Come on Blues.’
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Meanwhile, Mudryk has urged Chelsea supporters to ‘trust’ Pochettino and ‘trust the process’ following the team’s inconsistent performances this season.
‘It means a lot to score and to win this match,’ Mudryk said.
‘This can happen when you trust in each other and believe until the end. Sometimes when the game is tough you need to keep pushing and believe until the last second because it’s football and anything can happen.
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‘Like our gaffer said we are going to try to win this title. Before this game and after this game our plans didn’t change.
‘In my humble opinion we are going in the right direction. We have to trust the process and trust our gaffer. We are building a really strong team. Sometimes to create something big you need time.’
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