Adams and RB Leipzig raring for PSG showdown
Tyler Adams underlined the sky-high excitement levels in RB Leipzig's dressing room after Friday's (AEST) victory over Atletico Madrid set up a UEFA Champions League semi-final with Paris Saint-Germai
Atletico had ousted defending champions Liverpool in the last 16 prior to the coronavirus pandemic halting this season's Champions League, but their run was ended by Adams' late strike as Leipzig triumphed 2-1 in Lisbon.
Dani Olmo's 50th-minute opener was cancelled out by Atletico star Joao Felix's penalty with 19 minutes remaining, but Adams' deflected strike proved the last word as Leipzig reached the last four of the competition for the first time.
After becoming the first German club outside of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund to make it to the semi-finals since Schalke in 2010-11, Adams said: "We're really, really excited.
"We know Paris are a great team, we saw what they did against Atalanta and they've got really good players."
Adams was the unlikely hero after scoring his first goal for Leipzig in what was the United States international's 28th appearance in all competitions.
Julian Nagelsmann's Leipzig – who finished third in the league this season – were already without top scorer Timo Werner following his move to Premier League giants Chelsea.
Leipzig is now set to tackle Ligue 1 title-holder PSG at the Estadio da Luz on Wednesday (AEST), though Adams and his team-mates are not daunted.
"Now it's about recovering in the right way, getting ourselves right mentally and working on the game plan," the 21-year-old Adams added.
"We're confident in ourselves, you saw that today."
