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Tuchel guided the Blues to the FA Cup and Carabao Cup finals in 2021 and 2022, respectively
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Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel says his sacking by former club Chelsea last September \u201cstill hurts\u201d.<\/p>\n

The German will take charge of his first match when Bayern face his former club and title rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.<\/p>\n

And speaking before that game, the 49-year-old revealed his was sacked after a meeting lasting just minutes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a shock. I felt it, strangely, when I drove to the training centre,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meeting we had felt unusual \u2013 it turned out to be very short. It lasted three to five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tuchel was\u00a0sacked by the Blues\u00a0following a 1-0 defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision had been made and, honestly, it was a shock for all of us. I was also not in the mood to talk longer,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a feeling that we were in the right spot at the right time. We felt that we could achieve big things and we wanted to stay longer \u2013 it was as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tuchel won the Champions League with Chelsea in May 2021 \u2013 one of three trophies won in 20 months at Stamford Bridge \u2013 and was voted World Coach of the Year following that campaign.<\/p>\n

But the German departed on new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly\u2019s 100th day in charge and was replaced by Graham Potter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt still hurts in a way,\u201d said Tuchel. \u201cI\u2019m not able to see these people on a daily basis. I love this job. I have a passion for it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe built an extraordinary bond in the circumstances. We started there during Covid, during Brexit \u2013 then came the change of ownership.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were a strong, strong group and it wasn\u2019t in my hands to take this decision. I was no longer part of this group, a group that felt like a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

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