Coach Borussia D Thomas Tuchel is not sure that the delay of the team bus before the return match against Monaco was a random.
Before the return match of the 1/4 finals of the Champions League of Monaco - Borussia D the police without explanation delayed the departure of the visiting team's bus to the stadium for 20 minutes, which entailed a 5-minute delay in the beginning of the match.
"90 minutes before the start of the match, we were supposed to go to the stadium, but our police did not let out the bus from the hotel 20 minutes," said coach Borussia D Thomas Tuchel. "You can imagine what everyone was thinking about just a week after the three explosions in Dortmund. Outwardly everyone was calm, but internally - not sure.
We were very attuned to the match and were ready to take revenge, but this delay. I do not know if it was caused by some additional security measures, or it was a treacherous plan with the goal of pushing the team psychologically. I do not think that this incident predetermined the result, but a certain influence was exerted by the ".
In the UEFA protocol about the incident with the bus and the reasons for the delay in the beginning of the match it was said simply: "Late team of guests".