“We left our hearts on the ground,” reacted PSG coach Thomas Tuchel after his team's defeat in the Champions League final on Sunday night against Bayern Munich (1-0). Asked by RMC Sport, the coach said he was "disappointed but not too much", congratulating himself on the behavior of his players.
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"We lacked efficiency, that's all"
“We cannot control the result,” lamented Thomas Tuchel. "I had the impression that the first goal was going to decide the fate of this final. (...) I am convinced that if we score the first goal, we win the same game 1-0. We missed him there. efficiency, that's all. "
The German coach also defended his star attackers, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, far from their best level on Sunday night. "We want 'Ney' and Kylian to score but we can't ask for it all the time," he commented. "I'm proud because 'Ney' had another match with incredible ability, he showed his mentality. For 'Kyky' it's difficult, he suffered a serious injury, missed a lot of training (before the quarterfinals). final, note ). It was a miracle that he was with us. "
"I have a contract, I don't know anything else"
"These are small details. The same match, an opposite result, it was quite possible", hammered Thomas Tuchel. "The last few weeks we have shown everything that is necessary to win all the titles (...) I am proud of the way, of our mentality."
Does this failure threaten the place of the coach? "I have a contract, I do not know anything else," swept the principal concerned.