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Thomas Tuchel Chelsea Beat Man City 1-0 to Win Champions League Final 2021

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Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City suffered a devastating end to their UCL and treble hopes. The Citizens’ debut in Europe’s elite competition ended in tears in Porto as Thomas Tuchel Chelsea Beat Man City 1-0 to Win Champions League Final 2021, thanks to Kai Havertz strike.

And there you go! Roman Abramovich and Thomas Tuchel have proved Frank Lampard wrong, when the sacked legend claimed that the Blues were not yet in a good position to compete for top titles. Elsewhere in Paris, PSG must be looking stupidd for dismissing the German master tactician.

Going into the competition, Man City had been defeated by the Blues on two occasions in this season’s previous  encounter. Pep Guardiola’s attacking line-up backfired as Man City struggled in Porto; this allowed Thomas Tuchel to seal his first silverware as Chelsea boss.

After Thomas Tuchel Chelsea Beat Man City 1-0 to Win Champions League 2021, the triumph sent social media into a frenzy.

The Stamford Bridge giants were crowned as European champions having silenced Manchester City 1-0 at Porto’s Estadio do Dragao.

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Thomas Tuchel’s side, who lost Thiago Silva to injury in the 39th minute, were sent on their way just before half-time as Mason Mount’s superb pass picked out the run of Kai Havertz (42), who rounded Ederson and calmly finished into an empty net for his first Champions League goal.

Man City, who picked an extremely attacking line-up, were far from their fluent best and their task was made even more difficult when Kevin De Bruyne was forced off because of a head injury in the 60th minute.

After substitute Christian Pulisic missed a guilt-edged chance to wrap up victory, City turned to Sergio Aguero for one final time, but an equaliser proved elusive as Chelsea, who defended heroically, held on to end their season on a high.

Although Supercomputer predictions touted Manchester City as UCL title favorites, Thomas Tuchel Chelsea Beat Man City 1-0 to Win Champions League Final 2021 in grand style,

The Blues Won their last 3 matches vs Man City all under Thomas Tuchel.

  • The victory banished memories of their FA Cup final disappointment earlier this month and seals their first piece of silverware under Tuchel, who replaced Frank Lampard back in January.
  • The Catalan coach (Pep Guardiola’s) 10-year-wait for another European success goes on after he got his line-up badly wrong in Saturday’s 1-0 loss in Porto.
  • However, even after a brilliant run to this year’s final, during which City saw off Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain, Guardiola couldn’t resist one last tactical tweak.
  • Maybe he had too long to prepare for the all-English showdown in Porto, mulling over every possible scenario in his mind.
  • Maybe he had tried to second-guess Thomas Tuchel after two losses to Chelsea since the German took charge.

Or maybe it was a vanity project, an attempt to prove his genius.

Whatever the truth, Guardiola’s decision to start without a defensive midfielder backfired spectacularly.

A top-quality performance at both ends of the pitch in Porto did the job in some style with a single Kai Havertz goal deciding the contest and bringing the trophy back to Stamford Bridge for a second time. Chelsea are the only team in London to win the European Cup, and they have won it twice!

Havertz scored the winner with three minutes to go before half-time. The 21-year-old took a superb through-ball by the exceptional Mason Mount beyond Ederson in the Man City goal and stroked it into the net, capping his debut season for the Blues in the best way possible.

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After three games with their more usual roles reversed, Reece James reverted to right wing-back and Cesar Azpilicueta was in the back three.

Kai Havertz was handed a role in the attack along with his compatriot Timo Werner and Chelsea Player of the Year Mason Mount.

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A smiling Thomas Tuchel was able to reflect on turning Champions League final disappointment last year with PSG into triumph this year with Chelsea after his side got the better of Manchester City for a third meeting in a row.
A Kai Havertz goal decided the final in Porto, and the German was just one of the young players discussed by the head coach shortly after the final whistle.

He immediately set them the task of following this one up with more success, and he also revealed he sensed before the game that this would be his night.

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Speaking on how Thomas Tuchel Chelsea Beat Man City 1-0 to Win Champions League Final 2021, the Blues boss said:

‘I was so grateful to arrive here [in the final] a second time. ‘It felt different. I told everybody that before. Somehow we could feel it every day coming closer but we were comfortable.

Tuchel was especially pleased with the rearguard action that kept City at bay as they pressed for an equaliser as the game drew towards its conclusion.

‘We have a strong group who can really defend and defending is a huge part of football. They have a huge energy together and they can deliver under pressure.

So this sets the level for us and once the celebrations are over, and we have all digested this experience, it’s the moment to grow, to evolve, and to use it to become better.

‘A lot of young players had this huge success and now it’s a big challenge to stay hungry and to go for the next one.’

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United ON THE BRINK of Champions League exit thanks to Onana

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3-3 draw between Manchester United and Galatasaray in UEFA Champions League – Group A. They also analyze the performance of goalkeeper Andre Onana and the chances of Erik ten Hag’s side of advancing to the knockout stages.

Not saying Onana is done at Utd but surely ETH needs to give the back up a chance at this point. Even DDG needed to come out of the team briefly when he first came to the club. Gives him a chance to build his confidence away from the spot light. But TBH DDG was never this bad to begin with sm

Throwing away leads, basic mistakes and tonight, despite Onana performing better recently we might as well have had Jonny Evans in goal.

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As much as I like eth, he caused our exit by bringing in a keeper not too familiar with EPL. In fact he should not have sent David away the way he did. He should have kept him and the duo should have competed. Onana errors contributed a lot to the exit

Tactically, I think ETH did pretty much everything correctly. Outside of Magelof not being good enough in general, the only criticism I can offer is that Mainoo should’ve come on for McGhost after he scored his goal. Solidify that midfield and shut everything down.

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The keeper had a bad game and had a lot already this season which isn’t great but let’s hope he gets better as the season goes cause I remember when De Gea first came to United and he was not great as well but he matured, got stronger and became a great goalkeeper. But ETH needs to replace Onana for the next game and let him know that he needs to step it up.

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As a United fan I have to disagree with the assessment of the performance. There was no control, no maturity. United give the ball away far too easily for this level. When you have less possession than a Sean Dyche team and then get 43% against Galatasaray, you’re not the technical side the manager wants to build. I feel sorry for Onana, he’s been doing much better recently. The mistakes he’s making are so basic it speaks to a mental problem. My hope is that Onana will feel much more comfortable when we develop into the team Ten Hag wants. Need to bring in ball-playing CBs and controller midfielders in the next two windows. Then we’ll see the real picture.

I honestly hope we finish bottom of the group so they can just focus on the domestic front. This team is poor to say the least and we will get knocked out in the second round even if we scale through by some miracle. So best not to, as for “O na na, whats my name” Don called it! He needs to reassess his priorities as a goalkeeper… now I’m ranting on YouTube, darn you ManUtd!

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David de Gea short-term fix Manchester United

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Can David de Gea be the short-term fix Manchester United needs? | If I was him I wouldn’t go back there after the way he was disrespected .. I can’t believe the management could be this bold and daft after the treatment they gave that guy.

Don’t do it!!! They decided you weren’t good enough and decided to get onana. Even if you took a pay cut, it would of been to facilitate onana. That’s tells you what you need to know

Of course teams have offered him contacts and he’s chosen to say no. He’s said very clearly he’ll go to club fighting to win things and unfortunately all the top clubs have keepers. He might come back when the right club wants him.

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Wonder if Man U is telling Onana to skip the African cup due to his recent poor performances. Otherwise they’re telling him his spot is at risk

United have no transfer strategy so this potential move makes 100% sense. Afterall they bought Mason Mount for 50 million to warm the bench.

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It will be a mess and destabilising if we bring him back.. Shoking how he was treated after 12 years. And we bought a young goalkeeper, surely he gets a chance and we still have Heaton I believe.. What’s the point anymore? 😆 We’re a joke!

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De Gea deserved better treatment. He should plain down reject any offer or entertain the offer just to reject it. The Man Utd negotiators could not negotiate their way out of a brown paper bag, absolutely disgrace to their profession.

If they bring him back prep for a new manager. Cause ten hag is clearly incompetent.
And he’s been offered but he won’t take less than what he is worth, he’s a golden glove winner and a legend 🤷🏽. Onana can’t even distribute this season and can’t stop a beach ball.

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It’s a strange one this because de Gea priced himself out of a job. He wanted a contract worth more than than the £375k a week he was already getting, and Man United originally agreed to one, and then changed their mind, and I don’t blame them. He’s worth $75 million thanks to MUFC.

He was the World’s richest goalkeeper last season, and while he is a great goalkeeper, most pundits would name either Nuer or the recently retired Buffon as the greatest goalkeeper of the last 15 years, and most pundits would put the Brazilian duo Ederson and Becker as the best keepers in the Prem right now. What I’m saying is that at $75 million net worth de Gea could have afforded to be philosophical about it all and perhaps taken a pay cut.

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Eriksen great performance in Man Utd UCL win!

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Christian Eriksen joins Peter Schmeichel for a post-game interview after a Man of the Match performance after Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Copenhagen. Eriksen came in as a second-half substitute and assisted Harry Maguire’s game-winning goal.

Still can’t believe Eriksen plays for Man United, especially after we all know what happened to him. I still remember that day and honestly thought we’d lost him. So happy to see him around and still playing.

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Glad to see Eriksen get his praise. He was always my favorite player at Spurs. Lack of competition in the squad forced him to regress a bit in his career. Barcelona/Real Madrid were interested at him at a time. Then he went to the demon Conte, who doesn’t know how to handle flair footballers. And of course after his health situation, happy he got to perform at Brentford, and for Ten Haag with his creative flair. Though now Man Utd have both Ambrabat, and Casemiro, should make him perform much better in a free role! Or at least backup to Bruno.

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The only reason i dont see Eriksen starting is because it doesn’t always look like he can play a full match, hence ETH has to be wise regarding when he should put Eriksen in the game. But everytime he’s subbed on, the entire team breaths easier and gains that extra sense of control. A game that was otherwise frantic, uncoordinated, improvised and scrappy, was all turned around when Eriksen came on the pitch. Gosh I wish we could see more to him.

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The midfield in the Derby has to be him, Brumo and Amrabat.. whenever Eriksen plays deeper, it releases Bruno.. this experiment of Bruno playing as a deep playmaker and Mctominey as a 10/Second Striker has clearly failed.

We know Eriksen can’t play 90 minutes, but ETH should try to start with him and find a comfortable lead before subbing him off. I don’t remember Bruno having any influence on the game, or in previous games, he is so panicked in possession unlike Mr.Cool here. I would swap them around and see what happens.

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