The coach of Villarreal, Marcelino García Toral, He assured this Thursday, after being eliminated from the European League despite the victory against Olympique de Marseille (3-1), that his team deserved to score more than four goals and pass the tie.
The Asturian coach said that, in the overall calculation of the tie, Villarreal were superior to the French team and said he was “proud and grateful” to his players.
“We experienced a beautiful spectacle with an outcome that was not fair. We had a bad day in Marseille (4-0), but there they had four chances and scored four, and now we have 18,” he explained.
“We believe that we have options and passing is not a miracle, because in football there is a lot of work and few miracles. There has been a team that, through work, has surpassed another,” argued the coach, who added that it is a “shame” not to remain alive in the continental competition.
Marcellin He emphasized that the best player of Olympique de Marseille is their goalkeeper, Pau Lopez, and admitted that after the third goal he believed the tie could be restored.
“In football there is an element of luck that we don’t have in Marseille. It would not have been a miracle to pass, but deserved,” insisted the Asturian coach, who thanked the fans and the team for their support. president, Fernando Roigin this game after a difficult time.
“We will continue to improve and work. And if the players say that this season they can fight for Europe, I will not contradict them. It’s a shame to slip in Marseille,” lamented Marcelino, who hopes to physically recover the team for next Sunday’s regional derby against Valencia.
For his part, coach of Olympique de Marseille, Jean-Louis Gassetadmitted he thought “the worst” after Villarreal’s third goal five minutes from time, although he indicated he was confident his team knew how to exploit the spaces left by the rival to score at least one goal.
“Villarreal is a good team, with a good performance in this competition, which now went for us and was superior. We played the perfect game in Marseille,” he explained.
Source: La Verdad
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