Reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League is a great satisfaction for Thomas Tuchel. The 50-year-old has had to put up with a lot of criticism at FC Bayern in recent months. By reaching the semi-finals, Tuchel has achieved a very special feat in the premier class.
„That was a lot of fun,“ emphasised Thomas Tuchel after Bayern’s 1:0 win against FC Arsenal. The Munich head coach looked visibly satisfied and praised his team for their strong performance in the quarter-final second leg against the Gunners: „We did very well as a team.“
Tuchel achieves unique milestone in the premier class
Tuchel knows exactly what it feels like to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League. Before reaching the semi-finals with Munich, Tuchel achieved this feat with Paris Saint-Germain in 2020 and Chelsea FC just one year later. With PSG, Tuchel lost out to his current employers Bayern in the CL final (0:1). However, the 50-year-old went on to win the trophy with the Blues.
3 – Thomas Tuchel ist der erste deutsche Trainer, der mit drei verschiedenen Vereinen das Halbfinale der Champions League erreicht (PSG, Chelsea und Bayern München). Globetrotter. #FCBARS #CL pic.twitter.com/tLqUjlHnsW
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The outgoing Bayern coach has made (German) CL history by reaching the last four of the top flight once again. He is the first German coach to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League with three different clubs.
