If Thiago Motta said that Juventus would have deserved better, Bafodé Diakité judges this draw (1-1) between LOSC and the Turin club logical given the appearance of the match. In the mixed zone, the Lille defender also returned to the ranking and the new format of the Champions League, and had complimentary words towards Lucas Chevalier.
Bafodé, is this a logical point?
“Yes, that’s a logical point. We had a very good Juventus team against us, who hurt us. Fortunately, we defended well and Lucas (Chevalier) made his saves. There was this penalty (1-1, 60′) but we have this draw point which is not too bad.
7 points out of 12, this is an assessment that allows you to get closer to the dams…
We prefer to take it match by match and do the accounts at the end. But we know that if we continue like this, it can only be positive in the end.
How are you physically? It seems like it's pulling a little…
After a while, it's a bit normal (smile). We hang on, we do what we have to do when we have our rest periods and we are at the club to recover.
Has LOSC entered the big leagues thanks to these results…
No… We just do what we have to do. What people think is their business. We are here to play our football. We don't listen to what's going on around us.
What is your view on this new format of the Champions League?
I don't find it bad. When I returned to the locker room, I looked at the other results, and we see that there are a lot of surprises. It's good, that's what people wanted, there's a spectacle. We are all happy.
Tell us about this incredible save by Lucas Chevalier in front of Dusan Vlahovic (34′)…
I have it in mind! (Laughs.) I'm right behind Vlahovic. I tell myself that he will control and then continue, so I stay behind him. But the fact that he continues in one touch surprises me. I see Lucas stop the strike. I don't know if anyone sees me, but I put both hands over my mouth. The stop is incredible. Amazing ! He has cat reflexes (laughs).
Is there a little bit of frustration having led 1-0…
When you look at the match in its entirety and not just the start, the draw is deserved. There is not necessarily frustration, rather the feeling that the logic has been respected. »
Comments collected by Enzo PAILOT, in Villeneuve-d’Ascq
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