<p>Thomas Tuchel hopes Mateo Kovacic can play through the pain barrier as the Chelsea midfielder battles to recover from an ankle injury in time for Saturday&rsquo;s FA Cup final against Liverpool.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Kovacic limped out of Wednesday&rsquo;s 3-0 win at Leeds after being caught by Daniel James in a tackle that led to the winger&rsquo;s dismissal.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The Croatian is suffering a recurrence of a previous ankle problem and Chelsea boss Tuchel said after the Leeds game that it would be a &ldquo;miracle&rdquo; if he could feature at Wembley.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Despite having a heavily swollen ankle, Kovacic planned to train on Friday in an effort to show he is ready to face quadruple-chasing Liverpool this weekend. &ldquo;We will try it today actually, which is pretty surprising news where we are in the situation where we can try it,&rdquo; said Chelsea boss Tuchel. &ldquo;Mateo wants to try it and the medical department gave the green light to try it. The ligament is anyway stretched from the last incident, so there&rsquo;s no new injury but heavy pain, and it&rsquo;s heavily swollen. We&rsquo;re hoping that maybe time is enough that he makes it,&rdquo; he added.</p>
<p>Tuchel believes Kovacic&rsquo;s presence would be a huge boost to Chelsea&rsquo;s bid to win the FA Cup for the first time since 2018. The Blues have lost the past two FA Cup finals against Arsenal and Leicester, while also suffering a penalty shoot-out defeat to Liverpool in the League Cup final in February.</p>
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The Croatian is suffering a recurrence of a previous ankle problem and Chelsea boss Tuchel said after the Leeds game that it would be a “miracle” if he could feature at Wembley

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