For a short time Thomas Tuchel himself was not even aware of the importance of the moment.

After the brilliant 4-0 (1-0) in the Champions League against Juventus Turin reporters had to remind him that it was his 50th game as coach of Chelsea.

On his first small anniversary, Tuchel had previously seen an “extraordinary performance”: The Italian record champions last lost a competitive game in 2004 with a difference of four goals.

Tuchel has only been responsible at Stamford Bridge since January - he started with the announcement that it should be uncomfortable for any opponent to play against his team.

In fact, Germany's coach of the year created a machine that is difficult to conquer, not just because of the Champions League triumph in the summer.

“You have to find the right mix,” said Tuchel after the game on Tuesday evening.

For the 31st time in the 50th game, Tuchel's Chelsea remained without conceding a goal.

In the absence of star strikers Romelu Lukaku and Kai Havertz, the not always seeded Hakim Ziyech and Callum Hudson-Odoi shone offensive this time.

And Antonio Rüdiger, who also had a difficult time before Tuchel's arrival in London.

The German national defender was involved in the creation of three hits.

Due to the big win and the direct win against Juventus, Chelsea not only qualified early for the round of 16 in the premier class, but also the best starting position for the group victory.

In the Premier League, Tuchel's team is also at the top of the table with only one loss of the season (0: 1 against champions Manchester City).

And at the weekend, the next highlight is already on the agenda, when Manchester United will be at Stamford Bridge.

"Let's go, devil!"

After moving into the semi-finals of the Champions League with ManUnited, Cristiano Ronaldo said he was very satisfied.

“Congratulations to the boys on a great win that will take us to where we belong!

We are Manchester United and we will never stop fighting for this club!

Let's go, devil! ”Wrote Ronaldo on Instagram.

The Portuguese scored the opening goal (78th minute) in the 2-0 (0-0) on Tuesday evening at Europa League winners Villarreal.

It was the sixth goal in the fifth group game for the Champions League record scorer.

Former Dortmund's Jadon Sancho scored his first goal for United in the final minute (90th).

"It's always great to play in Spain, incredible to win in Spain, satisfying to score in Spain, in a country where I've always felt special," said Ronaldo.

He had once moved from United to Real Madrid and played for the Spanish record champions for a long time.

In the first game after coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was eliminated, Manchester made a disappointing performance for a long time.

Interim trainer Michael Carrick had called out Donny van de Beek instead of Bruno Fernandes from the beginning in the Estadio de la Ceramica, which was sold out for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic, but the Dutchman could not justify his commitment.

The few good chances of the game initially had Villarreal.

But Manchester's goalkeeper David de Gea made two strong rescues against Manu Trigueros (27th, 59th).

When Fernandes came on for van de Beek (66th), the game turned.