Marco Rosetechnician Leipzigwas “very proud” of his players for the performance given in the tie against real Madriddespite failing to get eliminated in the round of 16 (0-1 in the first leg and 1-1 in the second leg).
“It was a great game for my team. I’m proud of my players, although a little sad and disappointed to leave, but we’re about to continue the competition. We showed what we know how to do. We are convinced that we can achieve it. We were just one goal away from reaching extra time and, with a bit of luck, we changed the score in our favor. Congratulations to Real Madrid, they struggled to stay in the Champions League, ” he said in a press conference.
“We have a plan. In two games we did it. We know what the characteristics of real Madrid and we defended very well, except for the two goals that were conceded. On top of that, we put a lot of pressure on him, I don’t know if Real Madrid started throwing long passes with the goalkeeper early in other games. “We played very well, an exceptional performance from my team,” he added.
“I want to highlight the good performance of my team in this tie. We come to Madrid with a lot of energy and conviction,” he concluded.
A Marco Rose lamented his team’s lack of goals. “In the Bundesliga we are the third team with the most goals, but maybe we lack composure or experience in certain situations; but also luck. At the weekend we scored four goals, today only one … but the boys are very good. “Lunin made seven stops today… one thing leads to another,” he said.
Furthermore, the German coach admitted that he was surprised by Carlo Ancelotti’s starting eleven, which has five midfielders and only one forward. “The midfield surprised us a little, with a lot of players. But if you read the names they are top level players. We are more concerned with our performance, with our game,” he said.
On the other hand, Marco Rose He commented that he asked Bellingham for the shirt, which he coached at Borussia Dortmund, at his daughter’s request. “It’s a family request. My daughter loves Jude because he’s a good kid, educated, a good footballer. You realize this in Madrid. “My daughter likes his shirt,” he commented.
Source: La Verdad
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