Tuchel is winning all the games against Pep Guardiola. Chelsea defeated Manchester City last night and won the Champions League trophy.
Second Champions League trophy for Chelsea
Thomas was ready and satisfied with the pre-match preparation. During the pre-match conference, German coach said that they did everything on point. It was a matter of time to see the Chelsea players of Chelsea on the pitch. The game in Lisbon was very intensive and interesting at the same time. We could see that Chelsea was playing really good at the defensive line. On the other hand, Chelsea was pressing high and City players could not play their favorite strategy. Pep Guardiola loves to play with short passes. Tuchel knew everything about Pep’s desire, so Chelsea’s players were pressing a lot and Man City could not play with short passes. The Man City defensive line had to make long-crosses to reach the attacking line. Chelsea’s pressing made sure that Man City’s midfield was not getting the ball from the defensive line. That’s why Pep’s strategy has not worked.
Pep Guardiola was disappointed
Guardiola said that Man. City players did not have big experience in this kind of game. Before the match, Pep said that he was in the 20 finals, so the pressure was not on him at all. At the same time, Man. City’s players were playing in the final of Champions League for the first time, so the pressure was big. Pep noted that the first half of the game was not successful for the club. He noted that the team could perform better in the first half and even score a goal before the whistle of the referee. In the second half, Pep said that the team was very unlucky. They had few moments when City could score a goal. Especially the moment from Ryad Mahrez that was at the end of the game and he could not convert a shot into the goal.