Bruno Genesio
“We know that in the cup, the only thing that counts is qualification. It was not an easy match to approach. First because it was the 26thth of the season, against a good National team. We had a very good first period. We should have killed the match, but we didn't, we were left at the mercy of an error, a header, a set piece. That's a bit of what annoys me tonight. We have to kill the match. This is also what we often lack in the championship, to succeed in pushing down our opponent when we have the opportunity. We will therefore work even more in this area in training. Because afterwards, we gradually lose confidence because we cannot widen the gap. Doubt gets mixed up in all of that, especially in a competition that could lead to penalties in the event of a tie. »
“Now you also have to know how to retain the positive. It was our 26th match, we are qualified and we continue our 17th meeting without defeat. I'm a bit of a perfectionist, but we also have to remember what we've done since the start of the season. We have been on deck since August 6. We had a lot of injuries, we took a lot of shots at the same players for a long time, with matches every three days and the Champions League. We know what it takes on a mental level. To end the year with a qualification here, against a team that was not easy to play against, is very good. We will be in the draw on Sunday. There are 5 games left to win to go to the end. »
Thomas Meunier
“We can be satisfied with the qualification, but not with the content. It could have been 0-6 and in the end, we scared each other until the end. Our second period was catastrophic, while the first was quite good. We can't show that face. They created a few opportunities that could have equalized them. Concerning our series of invincibility, we manage to keep going, we have results that are sometimes up and down, but without defeat. And in the end, there are only the results that we remember, even if the performance is magnificent. I always prefer to have both, of course: the three points and the good match. With the group we have, the quality of our squad, the staff, we are building something quite magical. »
