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We wanted to be a stone in Man City shoe – Tuchel

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is full of pride after their shock Champions League final triumph against Manchester City.

Tuchel has turned Chelsea around after replacing Lampard and won European club football’s biggest prize in just his 30th game in charge.

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The win comes a year after guiding Paris St-Germain to the final, where the Ligue 1 side were narrowly beaten by Bayern Munich.

He told BT Sport: “To share it with everybody is incredible. We made it. Wow. I don’t know what to feel.

“I was so grateful to arrive a second time [in the final]. I felt different.

“The [players] were determined to win this. We wanted to be a stone in their shoe. We encouraged everybody to step up and step out, to be more brave and create dangerous counter-attacks.

“It was a tough physical game. We had to help each other out.”

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