Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel was circumspect - but proud - after his side fell 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final on Sunday night, leading a chorus of positivity from the Parisians. Reactions.
Thomas Tuchel (Paris Saint-Germain coach): "It was a fight, really! I don't know if that aspect really comes through on TV. We gave everything we had and we left our hearts on the field. We can't control the result. It's a single goal that ended up making the difference between two super-strong teams. I'm very proud of how we played, of our mentality. That's all a coach can ask of his players. I'm disappointed but not too disappointed. It's a close score. I'm convinced that if we had scored first, we would have won the game 1-0. We had phases where they doubted themselves and where we were very strong. But we lacked efficiency. We want Kylian and Ney to score. I'm proud because Ney played an incredible game again. He showed his abilities, his mentality. For KyKy it was difficult, he had a big injury. It was a miracle that he was with us. It's all about the little things; it could have been 1-0 for us. We all showed what it takes to win the title. Luck plays a big role. That's the way it is. You gain more confidence with a first goal. Bayern were very lucky in the last few games, but we had chances too. It's about details, small details. But it's a defeat against one of the best teams in Europe. Will I still be coaching PSG next season? Yes, I'm under contract, and I don't see anything else."
Ander Herrera (Paris Saint-Germain midfielder): "Now we feel a bit like shit. We have to think, think that we have done something very important. We have built something important for the club and the fans. We're all speechless right now but tomorrow, I think we will think about what we did for the club, that we built something that we did together. Tonight it's difficult, and so it talking about it. We're going to try to come back to the final. We're not going to throw away what we've done. We created a lot of chances, more than Bayern I think. This game, all the finals, if you don't score, the opponent will always have the qualities to make you pay. But we have built something important that we can't throw away."
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi (Paris Saint-Germain president): "We are sad, but we cannot forget that we have done great things this season. In the final we lost 1-0 but we can score two or three goals. It was very close. I'm very proud of my players; we had a great season, a great tournament here. We had everything we needed to win, but that's football. We're going to work to win next season. Now we believe in it more than ever before. We promise we're going to win the Champions League. The players, honestly, everyone comes out with their heads held high. They've created something. We played against the great Bayern, that's not nothing. It's one of the best teams in the world. We lost 1-0. That's football. You have to improve on little things. This is our first final, Bayern's eleventh. We had a great season, we reached the final, we won four trophies. We are sad, we are disappointed, but there are positive things. We're going to go back one day, we're going to work for it. It was not easy to arrive at the final, we are going to do everything to win this trophy."
Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich goal scorer and former PSG player): "It's an extraordinary feeling, a lot of happiness. I'm 100% Bayern, but it makes my heart ache a little for PSG. From the very beginning we tried to control the game. We won and didn't concede today, that's the most important thing. Paris played a great game, we played a great game and we are really happy."