Tuchel lauds 'huge performance' from Chelsea against Real Madrid: I'm very grateful for another final | OneFootball

Thomas Tuchel said he felt "grateful" after Chelsea reached the Champions League final by beating Real Madrid on Wednesday.

The German was in charge of PSG last season when they lost to Bayern Munich in the showpiece event.

And speaking after the 2-0 win over Real, Tuchel said: "I'm very happy that we've achieved this. I'm very grateful to have the opportunity to live my life in football and this passion as a profession.

"So grateful to do it on this level and to get to another final, I'm very grateful for that."

On the performance, Tuchel added: "They deserve to win. First off it's difficult because Real had a lot of possession and they made us suffer, but then we were dangerous with counter-attacks and never lost the hunger, never lost their desire to defend.

"Second half was even better, the structure to defend and in the second half, we could've scored much earlier - I could've scored more. It's a fantastic achievement and big congratulations to the team.

"Real Madrid, of course, are always dangerous. they can turn nothing into goals. So, to hang in there, even when you have chances and miss them, they never lost concentration, focus, and a positive energy on the pitch. This was a huge performance."

The Blues will face Manchester City in the final on May 29.