Thomas Tuchel has admitted that he isn’t watching Bayer Leverkusen in their title clash – he’s tuning into Arsenal instead.
Bayern Munich are set to be denied the Bundesliga trophy for the first time in 12 years, with Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen one win away from glory.
Alonso has his side 13 points clear of Bayern and they just need to beat Werder Bremen on Sunday to secure their first ever title.
As it stands, Leverkusen are 1-0 up and set to for glory but rival manager Tuchel says he hasn’t got his attention on that game.
Instead, he is putting all of his focus on preparing for his side’s crucial next match.
When asked about whether he’ll be tuning into his rival’s potential title-winning outing in his press conference on Friday, he replied: “No. I’m going to watch Arsenal.”
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The Bayern boss seemingly has his eyes firmly on the Champions League and doesn’t expect an upset in the Bundesliga.
Tuchel’s men host the Gunners on Wednesday night, live on talkSPORT, with the score level at 2-2 from the first leg.
Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane’s goals were enough to help their side come away from the Emirates Stadium with a valuable draw.
And now they will welcome Mikel Arteta and co to the Allianz Arena this week, looking to progress through to the semi-finals.
Tuchel is set to leave Bayern at the end of the season after a dismal season in domestic competitions.
However, he will want to leave with some silverware and the Champions League is their only remaining hope of that.
The former Chelsea manager is now scouting Arsenal against Villa with the score in that game still 0-0.
He will be hoping to watch the Gunners taste defeat for the first time since February to kill some of their momentum before the second leg.
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