In the last four attempts at Champions League glory, prior to Thomas Tuchel's arrival, Chelsea had not managed to make it past the round of 16. We all remember the heartache with perfectly capable players in our starting eleven. Back to back Paris Saint-Germain knockouts, followed by Barcelona, then Bayern Munich.
It had reached a point where a finish past the round of 16 was no longer an expectation. That is until Tuchel came to the rescue. He lifted the curse with just a couple of months in charge. Now Chelsea is the reigning Champions of Europe. You just cannot make this up.
This is a Tuchel appreciation article. There's just not enough praise going around for what he's managed to achieve in Europe.
