Mauricio Pochettino admitted to feeling in-game nerves as Paris Saint-Germain squeezed past Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
PSG lost the second leg of their quarter-final tie against Bayern 1-0 on Tuesday, but still progressed the last four on away goals courtesy of their 3-2 victory at Allianz Arena on April 7.
Pochettino's side managed to survive a late onslaught at Parc des Princes to knock out the reigning champions, with the Argentine head coach conceding that he was anxious throughout the contest as he watched on from the touchline.
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Pochettino also paid tribute to his players before revealing that he had missed the thrill of competitive action at the highest level during his spell away from management, after being sacked by Tottenham in November 2019.
The 49-year-old, who replaced Thomas Tuchel in the PSG dugout in December, told RMC Sport post-match: “We must congratulate the players first. All the credit goes to them. I'm happy for them, the staff and the club.
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"For the president and Leonardo, too. It feels good to share this moment of happiness together. I missed that adrenaline when I was home. It is the most beautiful club competition. So obviously I was nervous. Internally, it's boiling."
PSG one step closer to European glory
PSG lost to Bayern in last season's Champions League final, but will fancy their chances of going all the way this time around after banishing the memory of that painful defeat.
Pochettino's men would have gone through in more comfortable fashion if they had taken all their chances over the two legs, as Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di Maria gave the Bayern defence nightmares with their pace and creativity in the final third.
Asked if the trio can inspire his team to European glory come May, with a semi-final tie against either Manchester City or Borussia Dortmund up next, the PSG boss told BT Sport: "The quality is there, and they work so hard.
"Our job is to try to put these type of talents, they are geniuses, to work like a team. With the ball they are of course fantastic. To feel that we are a team, that is the challenge for us, and at the moment we are so happy about that."