Chelsea boss Tuchel reveals his mum spent the night on the dance floor celebrating his Champions League triumph
CHELSEA boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed he didn’t dance the night away celebrating last season’s Champions League triumph – but his mum did.
The German manager topped off a stunning first season in charge at Stamford Bridge by bagging European football’s biggest prize.
Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game against Premier League rivals Manchester City to secure the silverware.
The game was watched by only 14,110 people at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto because of the pandemic.
But Chelsea were determined to not let that stop the party – and it appears Gabriele Tuchel was leading the celebrations.
Speaking to Soccer AM on how the night went, the Blues boss said: “I hear from a lot of the players that my mother spent quite a lot of time on the dancefloor.
“I did not observe, I was more in the background, I enjoyed it a lot.”
Tuchel replaced Chelsea legend Frank Lampard in the hotseat in September, and guided them to a fourth-place finish.
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But it was that glorious night in Portugal on May 29 that instantly endeared the 48 year old to the Stamford Bridge faithful.
Chelsea look a good bet to challenge for Premier League and Champions League honours this season too after the £97.5million signing of Romelu Lukaku.
That could mean Frau Tuchel will have to dust off her dancing shoes again come the end of the season.
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