Still no victory for Pierre-Mauroy in the Champions League for Losc. The Mastiffs were held in check after a scoreless night against Sevilla FC (0-0) on Wednesday, October 20. If they missed the opportunity to switch to the right side of their group halfway through the group stage, nothing has been done yet. Jocelyn Gourvennec and his men are only one point behind the 2nd, Seville, virtually qualified for the knockout stages.
Jocelyn Gourvennec : “We responded in a Champions League match, with intensity. We played a strong team, one of the best in La Liga. They score in every game and take very few goals. We defended rather well and conceded few chances. That’s a point, we would have had three if we had been more precise in the last few meters. We lacked a bit of madness to push them to the fault and make them defend in their area. But at the same time we had a good match against a very good team. You can always find that a point at home is a poor performance, but that’s not my opinion. The players are revengeful of their Champions League where they had taken only one point 2 years ago. There they have already taken two. We missed something.“
José Fonte at RMC Sport : “We are a little disappointed because if we win, the dynamics are not the same. You have to fight more to qualify. I still believe in qualifying. We can beat this team even if in Sevilla things will be better. complicated. We have the quality to do it anyway. “
José Fonte: “We lacked technical accuracy. It’s a shame because it was a great opportunity to take three points. There are evenings like that … We will continue to work to qualify.” #RMCChampions pic.twitter.com/9rAm0gVINr
– RMC Sport (@RMCsport) October 20, 2021
Julen Lopetegui (Sevilla coach) : “We deserved to win on the lawn of the French champion. We had a very good match, especially in the first half where we created a lot of chances. We had a very good match and we defended very well against a very talented team in attack. But we weren’t able to materialize our domination and when you don’t score, you are in danger against a team with so many qualities. We did a very good job collectively to prevent Lille’s talent to express itself. The team must continue to work and we will have to fight until the end to qualify and reach our goal in a very tight group. “
“We are not satisfied with the result. We are going back to Sevilla feeling that we deserve better.”
The frustration of Lucas Ocampos after the draw from Seville conceded to Lille (0-0). #RMCChampions pic.twitter.com/6QcUbyNzgu
– RMC Sport (@RMCsport) October 20, 2021
Diego Carlos (Sevilla defender) in mixed zone : “This result leaves us a little bitter taste, we wanted the three points but Lille defended well. I am very satisfied with the state of mind displayed. Unfortunately we did not manage to score. We do not think about the second place (in the group), we always want to win. We know that we can not always do it, especially in the Champions League. The most important thing is not to have lost. I retain the point and the solidity defensive.”