Tuchel suffers broken toe in bizarre incident in the dressing room before Bayern win
THOMAS TUCHEL revealed he broke a TOE while trying to motivate his Bayern Munich stars against Lazio.
The tactician masterminded a comeback win against fellow ex-Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri last night to seal Bayern’s place in the Champions League quarter-finals.
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And in an attempt to fire up his men before kick-off, Tuchel waved at a door as he delivered a motivational speech.
But the technique failed, with his impassioned plea unfortunately resulting in a broken toe.
And Tuchel is now set for a second spell on crutches after previously breaking his foot while leading PSG to the Champions League final in 2020.
He said: “It’s painful. I kicked a door in the locker room during a motivational speech and that was the wrong technique.
“I think it’s broken. I don’t think I can take the shoe off.
“The team wondered why I sat for almost 90 minutes.”
Bayern went into last night’s match with a goal behind from the first leg.
But they avoided embarrassment as Harry Kane’s double and a Thomas Muller strike sealed a 3-0 win at the Allianz Arena.
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The 3-1 aggregate victory means Tuchel will remain in the Bayern dugout for a while longer.
According to reports, the former PSG boss was disappointed as Bayern failed to qualify for the next round of Europe’s elite competition.
Tuchel’s departure this summer has already been confirmed by both the manager and the club.
And the Bavarian leaders were prepared to pull the trigger early if Lazio put an end to their continental dream.
A 12e It looks like their back-to-back Bundesliga titles are already over after falling ten points behind Bayer Leverkusen.
But Bayern are already looking to destabilize their rivals after opening talks with Xabi Alonso to become their new boss this summer.
As for Tuchel’s future, he is reportedly open to replacing Xavi at Barcelona.
And there could even be an opportunity to return to England with Manchester United.