DBasia.news – RB Leipzig manager, Julian Nagelsmann wants more achievement after successfully leading his team to the semifinals of the Champions League, thanks to a 2-1 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final match on Friday (14/8) AM.
“It is normal when you are in the next round, you want more. Tonight we are happy, tomorrow we will start facing at Paris (PSG). It will be a challenging match, but we will have a plan,” Nagelsmann said as quoted by the official UEFA website. .
In the match against Atletico, Leipzig took the lead through Dani Olmo’s header, before Joao Felix’s penalty brought the Spanish team level. Leipzig who appeared more aggressive were then able to secure the victory thanks to a goal from substitute, Tyler Adams. The three goals came in the second half.
“We didn’t create many chances in the first half, but we defended well. You didn’t have many chances in the final third against Atletico. Our attacking game today was different, Atletico didn’t have many chances and we created more (chances)” he added.
His recent success with Leipzig adds to the long list of Nagelsmann’s individual achievements. At the age of just 33 years old, he is listed as the youngest coach capable of advancing the team to the semifinals of the Champions League.
Another young figure who is thrilled is Leipzig midfielder, Adams. Appearing to replace Konrad Laimer in the 72nd minute, the 21-year-old AS player was actually able to score the winning goal.
Similar to Nagelsmann, Adams has also set his sights on opponents in the semifinals, Paris St Germain (PSG).
“We are thrilled. We know Paris is a great team, we saw what they did against Atalanta yesterday, and they have really good players,” stated Adams.
Leipzig is the first German team apart from Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to reach the semifinals of the Champions League, since Schalke 04 did the same in the 2010/2011 season.