Chelsea take on Championship league leaders Leicester City in the FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday afternoon looking to book another trip to Wembley Stadium — and a familiar face is set to be in the dugout.
The Blues will return to the national stadium with victory at the weekend after previously losing 1-0 to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final last month.
Leicester are flying high in the Championship after their disappointing relegation from the top flight in May. Enzo Maresca has helped transform fortunes at the King Power Stadium and has used the help of a Stamford Bridge favourite to do so.
Willy Caballero is the assistant manager at Leicester after calling time on his playing career at the age of 41 in the summer. The Argentinean moved to England in 2014 as second choice goalkeeper at Manchester City before moving to Chelsea three years later.
He made 38 appearances for the Blues in four years with Thibaut Courtois, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy all first-choice throughout his spell.
Caballero won the Champions League and Europa League at Chelsea, but played a big role in helping the club win the 2018 FA Cup — playing every game up to the final.
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He returns to Stamford Bridge this weekend looking to help cause an upset for Leicester. Upon his return, he has been speaking in the official matchday programme about the Foxes and their style of play.
«For us now, it’s a privilege to come to Stamford Bridge,» he said. «We’ve been playing good teams and getting very good results, but the most important thing is we have a good idea of
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