Qualifying for the Champions League Quarter-Finals, RB Leipzig Manager Sets New Record

DBasia.news –  RB Leipzig manager, Julian Nagelsmann, returns to be the subject of discussion after defeating Tottenham Hotspur in the second leg of the Champions League top 16, Wednesday (11/03) AM. As he managed to bring the German team to qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time.

In addition, it was reported from the BBC, 32-year-old Nagelsmann set a record as the youngest tactician to take his team through to the top eight of the Champions League.

“This is the first time, we were a team yesterday afternoon in the knockout phase, we did it without feeling nervous. However, the most extraordinary thing was the fact that we remained focused on the Leipzig style of play and also in the next round, it did not change,” Nagelsmann said as reported by the official website of UEFA.

Nagelsmann’s potential began to be seen in the 2015-16 season while still training Hoffenheim. He managed to bring Hoffenheim out of the relegation zone and was able to compete with a giant team. Although in the end, Hoffenheim failed to advance to the Champions League group phase after being defeated by Liverpool.

Entering the 2017-18 season, Nagelsmann successfully brought Hoffenheim to the stage in the Champions League main round and finished third in the Bundesliga competition.

Successfully reviving Hoffenheim, Nagelsmann improved the performance of RB Leipzig, which is currently competing in the top Bundesliga. The proof, Die Roten Bullen are currently perched in third place in the standings, sticking to Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.

The philosophy of Nagelsmann’s game is based on his ability to understand the quality of the squad, demonstrate attractive football and offensive.

“Perfection is a challenging thing in football as you will always make mistakes. But we are able to control two meetings. “Our control was a little better in the first meeting,” Nagelsmann added after the match against Tottenham.