Luis Enrique, PSG coach, lamented his team’s ineffectiveness in defeat against Dortmund in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals but appealed to his team’s reaction at the Parc des Princes to earn a ticket to the Wembley final .
“The result reflects the equality of the match, with many chances for both teams. Before the match, I wanted to have the chances that we had but we lacked effectiveness. Dortmund is a well-worked team. If you don’t pressure them properly, they go out of play and if you press them, they have the option of the long ball in Füllkrug and we tried to protect ourselves with the help,” analyzed the Asturian coach in a press conference.
“This is football, sometimes it is wonderful and other times it works like this. You have to analyze the chances created by both teams, the game is difficult,” continued Lucho. “Everyone knows it won’t be easy. This is the semi-final of the Champions League. The locker room is a bit depressed, especially after two shots hit the woodwork,” he lamented.
“In this Champions League, Dortmund did not play the second game of a tie away and we did not play it at home. This is a new scenario for both teams and we have nothing to lose. Regardless of the result today, we will go out to win. In Paris, our fans will support us,” he commented upon returning to the Parc des Princes.
“In the first half we lacked a bit of intensity in attack and the second half had nothing to do with it. They scored one more goal than us,” said Luis Enrique, who did not know the extent of the injury Lucas 1-0. “We are waiting for medical reports, I don’t know anything else,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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