Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel, after defeating Manchester City in the Champions League final, said that he demanded mutual assistance and solidarity from the charges.

In his opinion, without this it would have been impossible to win the main match of the season.

Manchester City were a very strong opponent.

We knew that we had to play the match of the highest level and play together in order to have a chance to win.

And so it happened.

I am happy that I can share these moments with the team and everyone who selflessly works for the good of the club ... The players were determined to win.

We wanted to be a pebble in their shoe.

We asked everyone to fight, to be brave, to carry out dangerous counterattacks.

It was a physically demanding game.

We had to help each other, ”the UEFA official website quotes Tuchel as saying.

The German coach will celebrate his team's success in the coming days, but is already looking forward to fighting for new titles next season.

He noted that now Chelsea must prove that they are the best club in Europe.

“Great experience and great success.

He will benefit all of us.

We will use it to keep the thirst for new victories, grow and develop.

This is a fantastic achievement.

Congratulations to all ... Time for a few days to celebrate and enjoy, get used to what happened, and rejoice for a week or two.

Then it makes no sense, I want to win a new trophy ... The bar is set.

After the celebrations are over and we digest what happened, it's time to grow and get better.

This is extremely important, ”said the specialist.

Immediately after the match, Tuchel met for the first time with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

The coach promised not to slow down and continue to realize the ambitions of the London club.

“We spoke to the owner on the field.

You couldn't think of a better moment for the first meeting.

Or worse - because it won't get any better!

We will talk a little more, and I will assure him that the thirst for victory has not gone away.

I am hungry, I work for an ambitious club, I am surrounded by a strong team that fully supports my football philosophy, ”Tuchel said.

Manchester City head coach Josep Guardiola praised his players for their performance in the first Champions League final for his club.

He said that he could not make claims to his players.

“A tough match.

We played well for our first Champions League final.

We showed courage, especially in the second half.

The players did their best, gave all their strength.

I want to congratulate them on an outstanding season and on the game they showed today ... I want to say that we had an outstanding season.

Unfortunately, we did not win.

We tried, but we couldn't.

We will work even more, ”said the Spanish specialist.

The mentor of the “townspeople” said that he did the right thing when he refused to release a clean defensive player in the starting lineup.

He noted that it would be difficult to beat Chelsea anyway.

“I tried to set the optimal line-up to win. In the first half, we failed to break into the defense. After the break, it became much better. It wasn't easy against Chelsea's defensive formations. We weren't doing very well with long passes and rebounds. Moments like these require inspiration ... We played brilliantly and bravely, but we failed to convert the chances, Chelsea were so strong. We'll be back one day ... Decisions are always about winning. In the second half, with our game like this, they had only one counterattack, with the participation of Christian Pulisic. Chelsea are a very good team, but we were perfect against them. We deserved to score one goal in the second half, but failed, ”Guardiola said.

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta spent nine years with the team and waited for the moment when she again won the Champions League.

He admitted that his current success makes him think about new achievements.

“I said yesterday that I would be proud to take the team to the field, but that I want to be even more proud.

It’s amazing that nine years later there’s such a chance.

Thanks to all the teammates and everyone in the club.

We did it.

Of course I'm happy ... When you play for a club like Chelsea, you always look to the future.

We are celebrating, we are champions, but this will pass, and we want to fight for victory in all tournaments.

I am glad that today I raised the trophy, which was lacking in my collection, ”said the Spaniard.

The defender also commented on the game of his two partners, which greatly influenced the outcome of the match - goal scoring Kai Havertz and defensive midfielder N'Golo Kante.

He called one player a future football star, and in the second he noted incredible modesty.

“Kai Havertz played very calmly.

But this is not the only point.

He ran like crazy!

He deserved his goal.

He will be a star - and now he has already become ... And Kante does everything.

What energy it brings in, how it moves the ball forward.

A special player.

So modest, although he won both the World Cup and the Premier League.

I am very happy for him, he is an important part of this team ... We had a tough season, but we finished it in the best possible way.

The whole team, the coaching staff, the whole club - everyone did an incredible job, ”said Azpilicueta.

Havertz was so delighted with the victory that he did not know how to comment on it.

The 21-year-old German said that from the age of six he dreamed of winning the Champions League.

"Do not know what to say.

I really have no words: these are incredible feelings.

I have been waiting for a very long time.

Now I want to thank my family, parents, grandmother and my girlfriend.

I don’t know what to say.

I have been waiting for this moment for 15 years, and now it happened, ”said the midfielder.

Mason Mount gave Havertz a goal pass across half the field.

The 22-year-old Chelsea pupil admitted that he was haunted by two defeats in the FA Cup finals, which he and his team suffered earlier.  

“It’s impossible to put it into words!

I played Chelsea in two finals and we both lost.

This is very painful.

And now, going all the way to the end in the Champions League is a special case.

City have top players, the match was very tough.

We scored one goal almost in a counterattack and then defended as best we could.

Words cannot describe what it means to us, ”said the Londoners midfielder.

Zenit defender Dejan Lovren also reacted to Chelsea's victory.

He noted that in the last nine cases, the Champions League was won by a team with a Croatian footballer in the squad.

This year it turned out to be Mateo Kovacic.

City needs to buy some Croatian player.

Congratulations Chelsea! "

- wrote on Twitter Lovren, who won the Champions League in 2019.

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2013 Mandžukić 🏆


2014 Modrić 🏆


2015 Rakitić 🏆


2016 Modrić & Kovačić 🏆


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City should buy some Croatian player.

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Congratulations Chelsea!

- Dejan Lovren (@ Dejan06Lovren) May 29, 2021

The former head coach of England and Russia, Fabio Capello, said that Guardiola was still wrong with the choice of the starting lineup.

In his opinion, City did not defend well enough in the first half, and ultimately this led to a defeat.

Chelsea owe a lot to Tuchel because he showed that the club got the money right and squeezed the most out of the players on whom the big money was spent.

In my opinion, Guardila chose the wrong starting lineup.

Ilkay Gundogan, being in front of the defense, could not serve as a filter for the midfielders.

John Stones is a player who does not know how to defend, and Gundogan could not become a filter.

The team looked much more balanced in the second half, but Manchester City gave Chelsea 45 minutes and could be losing 0: 2 by the break, ”Football Italia quotes Capello.

Former Arsenal mentor Arsene Wenger said that the loss to Manchester City was partly influenced by two previous unsuccessful meetings with Chelsea.

These matches ultimately gave Londoners confidence.

“Guardiola has just been voted England's best coach of the year because he won the Premier League and his team dominated, but the final is just one game to go out and show his best. This was not the case with Manchester City. He had lost three games to Chelsea before. It strengthened Chelsea's faith and made ManCity doubt themselves a little. We do not know exactly what marks the defeat left in our minds, but yesterday evening showed that Chelsea were confident in their victory, ”Wenger told the Daily Mail.