“we will all enjoy this victory”
Benoît Tavenot, SCB coach: “Relieved, happy and proud of my players»
« First of all, I have a thought for Jo (Bonavita) who learned of the death of his wife during the match. This victory is for Jo and her family. As far as the match is concerned, the turning point was the penalty. We had success on this one. The turning point is also our good second period, because in 1re we made the match complicated. At half-time I told the players to let go, not to suffer, to show character. We entered the second with other intentions. The players went for this victory. I am relieved and happy for them and I feel proud. For several weeks, we have been working on set pieces and, tonight, it paid off. We will all enjoy it: players, staff, public, journalists. Now we will focus on the Cup match, because we want to get through this round .»
« First of all, I have a thought for Jo (Bonavita) who learned of the death of his wife during the match. This victory is for Jo and her family. As far as the match is concerned, the turning point was the penalty. We had success on this one. The turning point is also our good second period, because in 1re we made the match complicated. At half-time I told the players to let go, not to suffer, to show character. We entered the second with other intentions. The players went for this victory. I am relieved and happy for them and I feel proud. For several weeks, we have been working on set pieces and, tonight, it paid off. We will all enjoy it: players, staff, public, journalists. Now we will focus on the Cup match, because we want to get through this round .»
Sylvain Ripoll, coach of Guingamp: “Tonight, we missed a lot of things.”
“I am very upset by this defeat. We didn't produce much, we got shaken up. We were failing in many areas. We were ahead at half-time and it was flattering. Tonight, we weren't up to par, it's unfortunate. To exist, you will have to live up to it. We were too feverish at the start of 2e period and, when the level of commitment increased, we gave up».
