Thomas Tuchel’s line-up against Leverkusen seemed like a vote of no confidence in his own team. It was probably evidence of a dissatisfaction that is now often mutual.
Matthijs de Ligt is now returning to Italy for one game. Such stories usually tell themselves and they almost always sound the same. Italy is the country that teaches defenders how to defend, and who, like defender de Ligt, spent three years at the high school of Juventus Turin catenaccio is automatically considered a master in his field.