"Leipzig? It looks like Atalanta. The reason is simple: they defend high, they are aggressive and very strong. Physically, and nervous, we are expected from a very difficult match. We knew it and we prepared ourselves. We too are strong. , very strong, with a very cohesive group, in which the champions talk to each other ". So Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach, on the eve of the match against Leipzig, valid for the Champions League semi-final, speaking at a press conference.
Doubts about the condition of Kylian Mbappé, after the ankle injury sustained in the final of the French League Cup? Tuchel sweeps them away in two words, explaining that "for sure he will be on the pitch, even if I don't know if from the beginning or not".
"Against Atalanta - added the German coach, who took PSG where no one had ever succeeded - he had no problems".
Speaking of Leipzig's colleague and compatriot Julian Nagelsmann, Tuchel said he was "surprised" to "find him in a Champions League semi-final". "We were together in Augusta, he was always injured and I asked him to be a scout. Now he is in the Champions League semifinal".
Champions, Tuchel: 'Watch out for Leipzig, play like Atalanta'
2020-08-17T15:04:47.522Z
PSG coach: 'They are very strong, but we too are very strong' (ANSA)"Leipzig? It looks like Atalanta. The reason is simple: they defend high, they are aggressive and very strong. Physically, and nervous, we are expected from a very difficult match. We knew it and we prepared ourselves. We too are strong. , very strong, with a very cohesive group, in which the champions talk to each other ". So Thomas Tuchel, PSG coach, on the eve of the match against Leipzig, vali...
