Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel admits Mateo Kovacic is happy with their Champions League group draw.
The midfielder has a connection with all three opponents – AC Milan, RB Salzburg, and Dinamo Zagreb.
Tuchel said, “I cannot care less about all the other groups. I only care about our group. I think we need to be fast with away tickets because the family of Mateo Kovacic is buying all that we have because it is in Austria, Croatia and his former city when he played for Inter and we are playing AC. I think he is buying all the tickets that are available so this is where the focus is for our players to get tickets for family and friends!
“It is always a difficult group. I have never experienced an easy group in the Champions League. I don’t care about names, which league, if this is our level or not. If we have to we want to go through. I have only experienced difficult group phases even if it looks from the outside if it’s easy and clear. These matches are tough. It’s the toughest competition. I am happy I will play against teams and in stadiums I have never played before. From there we go.”