MADRID (Reuters) – Chelsea supervisor Thomas Tuchel praised his players’ efforts of their 3-2 win after additional time at Real Madrid on Tuesday, though the consequence was not sufficient to take them to the Champions League semi-finals as they went out 5-4 on mixture.
“We went to the complete limit in the present day. I’m very happy with my players and I feel we deserved to qualify however luck was not on our aspect,” Tuchel instructed a information convention.
“We had been unfortunate. That is why we’re upset. We obtained overwhelmed by particular person high quality and ending. We made two errors, two ball losses. We deserved to undergo after this match in the present day. It was not meant to be.”
Real noticed off a stirring fightback by the holders to ebook a spot within the semis – against Manchester City or Atletico Madrid – after a scintillating second leg on the Bernabeu.
“There are not any regrets. These are the sorts of defeats you possibly can take with pleasure as a sportsman,” Tuchel stated.
“We had been very disciplined on the ball and really lively and invested off the ball. We confirmed braveness and from there we confirmed our high quality. This is the correct approach to do it. If we have now this sort of effort, we’re a particular staff.”
Tuchel has been essential of his staff’s efficiency within the first leg, when Real dominated at Stamford Bridge and received 3-1.
He stated then that rescuing the tie could be “not possible”, lighting a hearth underneath his players who got here to Madrid with a unique angle.
“We confirmed plenty of braveness and high quality. I’m very pleased, that is the way in which to go ahead,” Tuchel added.
“The demand at Chelsea could be very excessive and the players responded in a method that makes all of us proud.
“They lived as much as the plan in a really totally different method than we did against Brentford (in a 4-1 dwelling Premier league defeat) and within the first leg. This is the massive distinction.
“We had been by no means shy of constructing the purpose that that is a very powerful: how we reside as much as a tactic and carry out within the construction. This was on the full limit in the present day.”
(Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Ken Ferris)
