FC Bayern delivered in the Champions League against Lazio Rome. That also made the outgoing coach happy. Harry Kane meanwhile finds the situation surrounding the coach bizarre.
Before the duel in the Champions League against Lazio Rome, there was uncertainty at FC Bayern. Would the team be able to turn around the 0-1 defeat from the first leg? The answer late Tuesday evening was: yes. Thomas Tuchel’s team delivered – the score was 3-0.
This particularly pleased the coach, who was leaving in the summer. He said on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video: “We were very disciplined. It was a very solid performance and we played more courageously than in the first leg. The goal gave us confidence in the game and we deserved to win thanks to a very good team performance.” The evening’s performance was “very important”.
“The motivational speech cost me my big toe”
Tuchel sat on the bench a lot during the game and limped a bit when he got up. Regarding his foot, Tuchel said after the game: “The motivational speech before the game cost me my big toe. I kicked it and injured myself.” The team doesn’t know anything about it yet, said the coach. He added with a laugh that the team might have wondered why he sat so much.
When asked about it, Thomas Müller only jokingly said, “There’s always a bit of loss.” Müller seemed just as relaxed as Tuchel and emphasized: “We’re just happy and trying to enjoy it. It feels good. The team absolutely deserved it today. Everyone involved is very happy today. We all know how important it is we can get ahead here.”
Kane on Tuchel: “The situation is unusual”
When asked about his goal, the FC Bayern veteran added: “It was fun to have contact with the ball. We had a good structure.” Müller also appeared to be in the mood for jokes and asked the panel of experts at Amazon Prime Video led by Matthias Sammer for their opinion. Sammer encouraged the team. Müller emphasized that the evening had been “very important” and that he had perceived Tuchel in a very “structured” way.
Double goalscorer Harry Kane was also thrilled: “It’s a perfect night for us. A big moment in the season. It was a very, very good performance.”
The offensive player was then asked about his outgoing coach Tuchel. Regarding him, Kane said: “The situation is unusual. As I said before: we as players also have a responsibility. To give everything not only to the coach but also to the club in every competition. We know that we can be better, but a night like tonight can change the season.”