Champions League
A bit of frustration and great joy: That’s what Tuchel and Nagelsmann said after the semi-finals
A relaxed atmosphere on Tuesday evening in Paris. Thousands of fans of Paris St. Germain took to the streets to celebrate their team’s entry into the Champions League final. Previously, PSG had won 3-0 against RB Leipzig in Lisbon and showed a convincing performance. The star ensemble around Neymar was superior to Leipzig in all respects. The French are now in the premier class final for the first time in their club’s history. PSG’s victory was deserved, said Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann: “And today the opponent simply had a top quality, which was also higher than our quality, and a top mentality. They were incredibly good in the box They defended every flank and corner well. That day they were better than us. And then probably everyone, both players and coaches, could have done a lot better and still would probably not have been enough I once saw a very good team from Leipzig that pushed their limits, which I’m proud of. They did very good things, behaved very professionally outside of the field, and who did everything to achieve maximum success. And I take it with me that it’s good to have such a team. ” The soccer fans in Leipzig saw this and watched their team’s game on TV in a similar way to Nagelsmann. “The semifinals were amazing that we achieved that. Today was the encore. We had hoped to bring a second surprise, but the class prevailed. A series of storms like the one that brought Paris are more ripped off. We are still missing a bit. ” While the Leipzig players are now driving home, the PSG players are waiting for their final opponent. And it’s either called Bayern Munich or Olympique Lyon.
It wasn’t enough for Julian Nagelsmann and RB Leipzig. The Saxons failed in the semi-finals of the Champions League due to a playful Paris St. Germain. The reactions after the game.
RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann expressed himself “proud” of his team immediately after the semi-finals in the Champions League. “We would have liked to have reached the final. I think that’s clear,” said the 33-year-old on Tuesday evening after the 3-0 defeat against Paris Saint-Germain on Sky. “I also told the guys that the frustration can stay a little, that’s completely normal.”
In the press conference after the game, Nagelsmann stated: “The opponent was simply better than us today. You have to accept that.” You actually got into the game quite well, but played too hectically in the last third, he analyzed. “After we got the standard goal in our best phase, we lost a bit of faith. The second goal was unfortunate, a similar gift to the third. At this level it is punished.”
“The opponent was overwhelming today,” stated RB coach Julian Nagelsmann after the game. He wished his coaching colleague Thomas Tuchel all the best for the final on Sunday.
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“Be happy about what we have achieved”
The RB professionals are all “competitive types and always want to get as far as we can. We are happy that we were in the semifinals, but we would have liked to have taken the next step – or maybe two more steps,” continued Nagelsmann. And the Leipzig trainer looked straight ahead. For him it is now important “that we, as well as we have presented ourselves here as a group, get back together after the frustration and tackle the tasks.” Psychologically this is “not an easy situation”. Even after the upcoming days off, the frustration will still be there. But: “You just have to find the way to be happy about what you have achieved.”
Tuchel relieved: “It’s indescribable to feel it”
The emotional situation with Thomas Tuchel was completely different. This season, too, the sheikhs from Qatar are on the back of the neck. After some embarrassing appearances in recent years, the club’s multi-billion dollar donors want to see nothing more than the handle pot in the showcase.
“I’m very relieved,” said the former coach of Borussia Dortmund and Mainz 05. “It’s indescribable to feel that. These are incredibly close games.” The tension is part of it and the joy and relief are correspondingly great. “We are proud and happy,” said Thilo Kehrer, German full-back in the service of PSG. From the cabin, the Brazilian superstar Neymar posted cheering pictures with Mbappé and his teammates on Instagram.
