PSG line up Pochettino after sacking Tuchel

The German head coach has paid the price for the French champions’ stuttering start to their latest Ligue title defence

Thomas Tuchel has been sacked by Paris Saint-Germainjust hours after their comprehensive win over Strasbourg, Goal can confirm, as the club lines up Mauricio Pochettino as his replacement.

The 47-year-old Tuchel’s two-and-a-half-year reign at Parc des Princes is over, with the French champions taking the decision to make a change in the dugout following a mixed start to the 2020-21 campaign.

PSG picked up their 11th Ligue 1 win of the season by thrashing Strasbourg 4-0 in midweek, but still find themselves trailing Lyon and Lille by a point in the table.Read More