“Both audiences were huge”

Florian Sotoca : “We wanted at all costs to return to victory, we hadn’t won since the second day, we had five draws in a row. The group had no doubts, we knew our qualities, we knew what we was worth and the quality of our matches It’s good to have won in Saint-Étienne, we know that it’s not easy to come and win here, with the public and the context. It’s a very good thing.

Both audiences were huge. They should be congratulated. There is a lot of talk about the difficulties of traveling for opposing supporters. Today, we can only congratulate the two teams, whether Saint-Étienne or Lens, because there was a superb atmosphere and that’s how we love football.

In the first half, I think we practically had a perfect half. Saint-Étienne has practically nothing to eat and we have a few situations to put two or three. We knew how to stay strong, as we have done since the start of the season while continuing to play our game because we continued to press them throughout the match. We scored when they were in a strong moment, they were pushing hard. We scored in the crucial moments of the match, that’s what made the difference. We were much more efficient than them. Overall, the victory was deserved. Like I said, we really scored at the right time in the second half. We felt that the public was behind them, it was pushing them. They didn’t have a lot of chances but there were a few situations where we could concede a goal. We were strong again, we got a clean sheet, it’s perfect.”