RB Leipzig head coach Julian Nagelsmann dismissed talk about winning the Champions League title after his side upstaged Atletico Madrid to reach the semi-finals.
Tyler Adams deflected strike with two minutes of regulation remaining saw Leipzig top Atletico 2-1 in Lisbon on Thursday.
Dani Olmo s 50th-minute opener was cancelled out by Atletico star Joao Felix s penalty with 19 minutes remaining, but Adams 88th-minute effort proved the last word as Leipzig reached the last four of the competition for the first time.
Leipzig will face Ligue 1 powerhouse Paris Saint-Germain in Tuesday s semi after becoming the first German club outside of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to make it to the semi-finals since Schalke in 2010-11.
Speaking post-match, Nagelsmann told reporters: I m not going to say anything about the title. But of course, we do want to reach the final now.
That s just normal, I think. If we get there, we can speak about other things.
WHAT. A. FEELING.
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The team as a whole beat Tottenham [in the last 16] before and now Atletico, said Nagelsmann. It s not about duels between coaches – not against [Jose] Mourinho, not against [Diego] Simeone and now not against [PSG coach Thomas] Tuchel either. It is a team game and the guys did brilliantly today.
Nagelsmann also revealed he had a half-time spat with Diego Simeone, though the 33-year-old German played down the incident as he hailed the Atletico boss.
Simeone congratulated me afterwards, it was very sincere. He said, it was a great game and a deserved wind for us, added Nagelsmann.
At half-time we had a little spat, but that wasn t very serious. He s just an incredible winner who even wants to win on the way to the dressing room.
But that s not bad, I actually want to point out that I think he s personality as a coach is awesome. So, everything s fine.
