Established at the heart of the game alongside Benjamin André, captain of LOSC, Ayyoub Bouaddi was named “Man of the Match” before being congratulated by his coach.
Real Madrid, AS Monaco and Juventus… At his 17th birthday, which he celebrated when he faced Vinicius Jr and Aurélien Tchouaméni, Ayyoub Bouaddi is the man of the big posters among the Mastiffs. Preferred over Ngal'ayel Mukau in midfield, he again produced a high-class performance with 87% successful passes, a key pass, 100% successful dribbles and two interceptions. At the end of it, he was also elected Man of the Match and proudly posed with this individual trophy awarded by UEFA.
“I'm proud, it's not every match that we are man of the match, especially against Juventus in the Champions League. Obviously, I'm happy. It's nice, but it's a shame we didn't win. But I think the draw (1-1) remains a good result. This is above all what is important”confided Ayyoub Bouaddi shyly at the final whistle. The midfielder gave these few words to the LOSC communications team.
Immediately afterwards, at a press conference, Bruno Genesio was invited to talk about meeting his young protégé. The technician did not want to highlight one individual performance more than another, but nevertheless could not help himself:
“I don't want to single out just one player, because if we managed to take a point, it's thanks to the work done by the whole team, the whole group. We were very well organized defensively. Even though we suffered, we all made the efforts that were essential. Ayyoub confirmed his good match against Real, we know he has potential. He must continue to work. The most important thing is to string together performances when you are at a very, very high level. I am very happy for him, and especially for the team”he insisted to conclude.
