After having to work hard to reach the new main phase of the Champions League, LOSC will have a difficult first match against Sportingthe champion of Portugal. However Bruno Genesio does not want his team to have any complexes.
LOSC must play the game to the full
“We are facing a very, very good team, undefeated, who have had an extraordinary start to the season, with a coach who has experience and a lot of qualities, who makes his teams play well, with a very precise organisation, defensively and offensively. It’s a real Champions League match. We also come here to play our game. Of course, we will need commitment, aggression, to adapt to the qualities of this team. We will also need to play our game and cause problems for this team. We managed to eliminate Fener, with a return match there, ten against eleven. We managed to capitalise, to keep our advantage against Slavia, who are a good team and who will have a very good run in the Europa League. We are in the big leagues. It is not an end in itself, the competition does not stop, we are here to play it to the full, even if we know that it will be very, very difficult. In any case, it is a great experience to live.”
Genesio mobilizes its Lyon experience
“I have a little experience of the Champions League, having played it with Lyon. Before playing Manchester City, we lost in Caen. I remember all the predictions the next day, the journalists, the fans, all the people who knew football, they were betting on the minute we were going to concede the first goal. Others were trying to find the number of goals we were going to concede. In the end, we won 2-1. I’m not saying that’s what’s going to happen. I’m just saying that’s how football is made and that’s what makes everyone love football. I expect my players to show their face, their qualities, what a team we are capable of being.”
Source: LOSC
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