The Bayern Munich manager has credited his Borussia Dortmund counterpart as being a fellow football obsessive ahead of Saturday's showpiece final at Berlin's Olympiastadion.
Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola has praised opposite number Thomas Tuchel ahead of Saturday's DFB-Pokal final against Borussia Dortmund.
Guardiola is preparing for his final game in charge of Bayern ahead of his summer move to Manchester City but standing in the way of him delivering one final trophy for the Bavarians is Tuchel, who has shone in his maiden campaign with Dortmund.
Tuchel replaced Jurgen Klopp at the BVB helm last summer and launched a title charge which produced a 78-point haul and a second-place finish behind Guardiola's Bayern this season, as well as a spot in the Pokal final.