Champions League Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel
“Eating kilometers, tackling, blocking shots. It couldn’t be more difficult.”
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The dream of the German Champions League final at Wembley is alive. In order to follow BVB into the final, FC Bayern must win the second leg at Real Madrid. Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel reveals how he wants to approach the game and why Leon Goretzka is only sitting on the bench.
FC Bayern is fighting for a place in the final of the Champions League. After the 2-2 draw in the first leg, Munich need a win at Real Madrid (click here for the live ticker) to make their dream of the German final at Wembley against BVB come true. Bayern coach Tuchel is rebuilding his team in three positions compared to the draw in Munich in order to create a surprise and prevail against the favorites.
In a complete surprise, Tuchel puts Leon Goretzka on the bench and brings 20-year-old Aleksandar Pavlovic into the starting line-up. In addition, Serge Gnabry starts on the offensive instead of veteran Thomas Müller. In defense, the fit Dutchman Matthijs de Ligt can replace Minjae Kim, who scored both goals in the first leg. “It’s a surprise that Pavlovic is playing. But he deserves it. “Leon Goretzka wasn’t the one who begged to play recently,” said Michael Ballack on DAZN.
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Real’s coach Carlo Ancelotti sets up the expected formation with the two German national players Toni Kroos in central midfield and Antonio Rüdiger in the center of defense.
“We have to defend vigilantly”
Tuchel explained the reasons for his starting eleven. Aleksandar Pavlovic draws his confidence from the way he plays. We need a lot of courage in the spaces in central midfield today. The two sixes will be very important today, which is why he was given preference. Both teams are good at switching, we will need everything in the 90 minutes plus x,” said Tuchel. He feels very alive: “These are the moments you do this for. It couldn’t be more difficult, which is why we are very challenged. We have to eat up kilometers, lead duels and block shots. We need top performance, that’s the focus. We have to defend vigilantly.”
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“I’m curious to see whether the team implements what the coach discussed with them. If she can do that, then we’ll put this thing to rest here. If we play football like we did in the first leg, but without the defensive mistakes, then we can win here,” said Bayern’s sports director Max Eberl.