Christophe Galtier: "We need to fix it and keep wanting to score"

CHRISTOPHE GALTIER

“We had to react very often tonight. We attacked well, scored some great goals and had a lot of decent chances. That said, we conceded three goals, and those are three goals too many. We were incredibly average at reacting when we lost the ball. It’s not that there was no desire to react to losing the ball. It was that we weren’t very intense in doing so, and we lost a lot of challenges because of it, which gave Troyes a lot of chances on the counter. On top of that, when we had attacking chances, we were completely open without having the balance that you need against a low block. We’d spoken about that, but it wasn’t heeded or understood properly. When things aren’t understood properly, I obviously take a share of the responsibility. We need to fix it and keep wanting to score and wanting to be as dangerous as this."

"We’ve scored 11 goals this week but conceded five, which is way too many. The three tonight are more than half of what we’d conceded up until then. We’ll need to work with the players and correct that because in the Champions League, when you concede three goals, you’ve got very little chance of winning, and we know that Wednesday’s game is a very important one for finishing top of our group.”

CARLOS SOLER

“It was a really difficult game. We had to draw level twice. They were very efficient, especially on the counter-attack. With their pace, they hurt us with those counters. So, yes, we showed a lot of character, showed our team’s quality and found the energy necessary to bring home three important points. Today was a special day for me because it was my first start at the Parc des Princes. I hadn’t really got the chance to play here before that, apart from on Tuesday, when I played and scored. Today, I’m really happy to have helped the team, but I need to keep working after the time I’ve spent adjusting. I’m feeling better and better, and I’m enjoying getting to play with my teammates.”