Coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed that his Bayern Munich team is ready to face the threat posed by Englishman Jude Bellingham, the Spanish midfielder from Real Madrid, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the European Champions League football competition.
Tuesday’s confrontation between Real Madrid, the record holder for the number of continental titles (14), and its host Bayern, who has been crowned six times, will be the most frequent in the history of Europe’s most prestigious competition.
Bellingham, 20 years old, joined the Royal Club before the start of the season from Borussia Dortmund, and in a short period of time he became one of the most important elements in the starting lineup of Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti and among the best in the world, as he tops the Merengue scorers’ ranking in this league. season with 17 goals, despite his participation in midfield.
Tuchel (50 years old) praised the star of the “Three Lions” team, stressing that he plays a “key role in an attacking position” in the capital club.
He continued, “Jude is an exceptional player. He was great in the German League, and how he developed shows the level of personality he has, and this is only possible with a great personality.”
He added, “Everyone who plays for Real Madrid plays under the pressure of the shirt. He (Bellingham) plays under the pressure of defending this club and all the expectations.”
The former French coach of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, England, concluded by saying, “He is dealing with the matter as if he had never done anything else before. But we are well aware of that and we will try to find solutions (Tuesday).”
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