“We still have one victory to go for”

The Mastiffs are still flexing their muscles. This Tuesday, November 5, on the occasion of the 4th day of the Champions League, the northern club managed to hold off Juventus Turin at the Decathlon Arena (1-1), after a very competitive game. . A convincing result, which reinforces the successful performances against Real Madrid (1-0) and Atlético (3-1) previously. Especially “since we faced a very good team who had a lot of impact against very powerful players and it was difficult to contain them,” analyzed Bruno Genesio in a post-match press conference. We scored, but then we suffered at the start of the second half. Then we knew how to defend, which is no small thing and we must congratulate my players. a lot of intensity, more than in the last match we played here, we suffered but we all made the effort,” praised the Lille coach.

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“I am very proud given the context”

The latter, who recognized that his players were “dominated in many areas”, insisted on the state of mind displayed by his troops: “We knew how to be very disciplined and remain dangerous on the few occasions that We created ourselves. It remains a very good point (…) Yes, we must salute the strength of character of this team against a very good Juventus team. we only had twenty players on the sheet (…) I am very proud given the context, with so many injured”, further congratulated Bruno Genesio, optimistic for the rest of the competition and a potential qualification in. the top 24. “We still have one victory to go for. We will try to take the points as quickly as possible,” promised the Mastiffs coach. Provisionally twelfth (with 7 pts) before the matches this Wednesday evening, LOSC will play a big part of its European future on November 27 on the pitch of Bologna (30th, 1 pt), beaten by Monaco this Tuesday.

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