Xabi Alonso, coach of Bayer Leverkusen, said after losing 4-0 against Liverpool on the 4th matchday of the Champions League that “the result hurts” and it does not reflect what the match was.
In a painful return to Anfield, dispossession.”
“When you concede a second goal in a few minutes, it’s very difficult for the players. The result hurts, more than our performance. But this is the Champions League, that’s the level. In this competition you have to be decisive in both areas . “We accept defeat, we congratulate Liverpool and move on to something else.”
Source: La Verdad

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