After the Champions League victory of Chelsea FC, the international press praised not only goal scorer Kai Havertz, but above all coach Thomas Tuchel.

His counterpart Pep Guardiola from Manchester City does not get off so well, especially in England.

England

Guardian: “When Thomas Tuchel got the job at the end of January to revive Chelsea, he wanted to lead them back into the Champions League via a top four place. The idea that he might actually only win the thing for the second time in the club's history was ridiculous. No more. On a night of glory for him and his team, the manager put the final brushstrokes on his Renaissance masterpiece, maneuvered his friend and rival Pep Guardiola and watched Kai Havertz score the decisive goal just before the break. Chelsea defended like hell, (...) but this was a perfectly balanced triumph based on a structured approach to attack, picking the right moments to switch and being illuminated by the smoothness of Havertz's technique. "

Times: “Recklessness is rewarded: Roman Abramovich's policy of back and forth works again for Chelsea.

(...) Now that he (Tuchel) has even met Abramowitsch, he can look forward to such pleasures as a transfer window and perhaps a slightly longer contract.

But he's clever enough (...) to know that he should just enjoy the here and now as long as he can. "

Sunday Telegraph: "Kai Havertz crowns Chelsea King of Europe and destroys Man City's Champions League dreams."

The Sun: "After a tactical masterpiece by coach Thomas Tuchel in Portugal last night, the team from West London lifted the Champions League trophy for the second time."

Sky Sports: “The Guardiola Way still works, his thinking still produces the best football and he has the titles to prove it.

But for a decade the biggest games have refused to bow to his will.

The supposed over-thinker now has a summer to chew on. "

Daily Mail: “Timo Werner is not a hopeless case.

You have to give up the strikers who don't show up on occasions like this game.

But Werner showed himself and challenged the ball at every opportunity.

It remains to be seen what more Tuchel can get out of him.

Pep screwed it up again!

He tore the muscle out of his midfield, his game plan made no sense at all. "

Italy

Corriere dello Sport: “Chelsea Champion in Europe!

Havertz makes City cry, a flop from Guardiola. "

Gazzetta dello Sport: “The Champions League continues to speak German: After Jürgen Klopp in 2019 with Liverpool and Hansi Flick in 2020 with Bayern Munich, this time it's Thomas Tuchel with Chelsea. (...) Even before Tuchel lifted the trophy that evening in Porto, the Germans had left a mark. For the first time in the history of the Champions League, four coaches from the same country actually reached the quarter-finals of the same season: Edin Terzic (Dortmund), Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool), Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea) and Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich). Tuchel "copied" Klopp by winning his first Champions League a year after losing a final. "