Rudi García: “The injustice of the first goal made us regress”

Olympique Lyon coach Rudi García regretted the elimination of his team in the semifinals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich (0-3) and assured that “the injustice of the first goal “made them” back off “for the rest of the game.

“We should have gotten ahead of ourselvesBut we didn't, and then Gnabry's individual brilliance came along. We had a feeling of injustice with this first goal because it set us back. But even with this, we did not give up on the second part“, analyzed the Olympique coach.

“We took the ball better in the second half and appeared with more danger in the opposite area. Ekambi could have made it 2-1, but Neuer stopped it. Bayern were not completely calm in the game and I think they will be happy to have beaten us as overwhelming favorites that they were in the tie“he added.

“We had studied that we could hurt them and we did well in the second half. I congratulate my players for what they have shown to all of France. We lost, but we really wanted to go to the final, we believed in it. If we had scored earlier it would have been different. They weren't entirely comfortable when they tagged us. Soon we will have to return to the French championship and I am a little scared. Now we will have to show offensive play and it will be different from maintaining a result, like against Juventus or City, “said the coach.

Furthermore, the Olympique coach did not want to evaluate the season, his players, or the most recent future because “now is not the time to talk about it“.

Toko Ekambi: “We could have done better, me first”

The former Villarreal Olympique Lyon striker spoke after the loss to Bayern, in which his team wasted several clear scoring chances. He regretted this and made self-criticism: “We could have done better, I was the first. We lost opportunities and ran into a great goalkeeper. We contained them well and showed that they are not unbeatable, but we had to be above our level and we did not achieve it. The first goal hurt us. Now we must keep the same frame of mindRegardless of the rival in front of us, to qualify for the Champions League next year. “