Tuchel: “Ancelotti is a legend”

The coach of FC Bayern, Thomas Tuchelnow described his counterpart real MadridCarlo Ancelotti, as “a legend” and admitted that playing against the white team tomorrow will do it “against experience, against the shirt and against the myth.”

Tuchel went out of his way to praise Ancelotti: “Carlo shows calmness and experience. He is like a father figure, which is one of his strong points. Experience also helps coaches. He is also a legend. What he has done for in football as a player and as a coach, It’s the highest level It’s exceptional, and it deserves to be at this stage of the Champions League and it’s very high The league“.

Regarding midfielder Jude Bellingham, Tuchel said he is an “absolutely key” and “dangerous” player. “I don’t like to make comparisons (with respect to Bellingham, Mbappé, Kane), because they are individualities. Jude has had an incredible development, he has a great personality; and also playing shirt from a big club. He handles it so well, as if he will carry it with him throughout his career. We will try to find solutions, against him and against his team,” he said in a press conference.

However, he stressed that his own team also has “experience” ahead of a rivalry that will be “enormous.” “It was a great game, there’s no doubt about that. They were an incredible semi-final. I don’t know if it’s the best, maybe as a Bayern fan this match will be incredible,” he added.

For Tuchelplay against Real Madrid is playing “against a legend.” That’s why we will prepare well: “We have one less day of preparation and we must make good use of these days. Everyone is excited about this game, me too.”

The work against real Madrid consists of bringing enough players into the offensive without being exposed from the back,” said the coach of Bavaria who, addressing the fans, asked for “maximum support” tomorrow.

“The important thing is that you focus on yourself. You have to think not only about tactics, but also about luck and giving some freedom (to the players). Tactics is just a car and the players drive it. We have To find solutions to the same thing, you can’t play luck, small decisions can also change the game, you need a mix of everything,” he said.

Regarding the lineup, he assured that he still does not know “one hundred percent” if the injured players will be able to play tomorrow and he will make “last minute decisions” throughout the day.

“With Connie is the one that looks the best,” he said in reference to Konrad Laimerwho retired injured from the match against Eintracht.

“The last thing I know Connie he wants to try it. With Matthijs (de Ligt) and Upa (Dayot Upamecano) we have to wait,” he said and hinted that we also have to have “a little patience” regarding Leroy Sané and Jamal Musiala.

In this spirit, Tuchel emphasized that he will face the semifinal this Tuesday as if it were the finals. “The four players that will be affected is big if we know that none of them will make it to the end of the game,” he said. And he noted that the focus is to do “everything possible to win” in tomorrow’s match without deciding the lineup based on the possible final in Wembley.

Bayern coach is confident his ‘star’ Gnabry “He will score,” as the player himself said a few days ago. “I don’t know, but I’m sure it will be,” he said.

Tuchel As a coach he has faced Real Madrid on several occasions, especially in charge of Chelsea: “We played twice with him Chelsea against the Madrid team, also included PSG and the Dortmund“.

“The last game I remember was Karim Benzema. He was no longer a part and he was a key figure as a 9 and he had a big influence on his team’s game. Now they’ve changed the system a bit, Bellingham now plays as 10, 9, 6, even 8. The system itself has changed a bit. Some of these things go on, they play Vinicius and Toni Kroos. There are a few players that are still around but the system itself has changed quite a bit, overall. Against Real Madrid you have to play in attack, but at the same time be solid in defense. When one is missing at the back, you have to find the balance between defense and attack, and for that we will prepare in the best way,” he commented.

He also praised the Brazilians of Real Madrid: “Rodrygo yes it did a lot of damage to us Bernabeu with Chelsea. For me Vinicius We have seen him more on the left wing, which is his favorite position, also with the ball and he can make amazing dribbles; Very decisive.”

“Also, or is it Rodrygo, who for me sometimes plays as a 9 or 10, his position is more fluid. “They both find gaps, small ones too,” he pointed out. Tuchelwhich has shown his taste for Brazilian players, even though his Bayern currently don’t have one.