Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel says finishing in third place in the Premier League should be seen as a “miracle” given the difficulties of N’Golo Kante’s injury.

The Blues’ 1-1 draw with Leicester puts them three points ahead of Tottenham, in fourth place, with one game left.

Chelsea has a superior gold margin of 18 against the Spurs.

Kante has lost more than half of the season with various injuries and Tuchel said he makes the difference.

“He is the boy who makes the difference. I think he is our key player, key, key, but key players need to be on the field. He played only 40% of the matches. So that’s probably a miracle we got to third place. Because he is our Mo Salah, he is our Van Dijk, he is De Bruyne, he is simply that player. He is our Neymar, he is our Kylian Mbappe,” Tuchel continued, praising the French midfielder.