Villarreal coach, Marcelino García Toral, This Thursday he described the success of his team in the field of Rennes (2-3) allowing the Castellón team to achieve first place in their group and directly access the round of 16 of European League.
“We shouldn’t have reached that end, because we had chances to score a fourth,” the Asturian coach added in reference to the goal disallowed against Rennes in stoppage time and recalled that his team had to defend with nine in stoppage time after injuries. .of Matteo Gabbia and Francis Coquelin.
“They didn’t give us any chances, but when you’re in a negative dynamic, everything is against you. “We had to overcome many circumstances and two injuries,” repeated the coach, who was “proud” of all his players.
“The matches are tough and there are some matches in it. We went further and we are first in the group, so we skipped a tie and we will play the second leg of the next one at home,” the coach said.
Marcelino declared that, in the last minutes, Gabbia was hit in the head which caused him to lose consciousness, while Coquelin returns from an injury on his operated knee, although he hopes it’s just hyperextension.
Furthermore, the Asturian expressed that Juan Foyth also had to leave the field injured due to muscle soreness, so he will be out for at least two weeks.
Source: La Verdad
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