Luis Enrique: ‘’The only way forward is to keep having faith in the team"

LUIS ENRIQUE

"I think we played better this year than last year against Nantes, with a lot of chances created, especially one-on-one, very clear chances from inside the box. Four or five of our chances were very clear-cut, but we weren't good enough. For some they were very good defensively and others we weren't very clinical.

Being clinical is the key to football. It's very difficult to be clinical, to attack an opponent who is very compact in the box. It's very difficult to create as many chances as we did. It's very difficult. But it's clear that if you don't score a goal, it becomes frustrating and weakens you. At the end of the day, there's only one way forward, and that's to keep pushing, keep pushing, keep having faith in the players and the team and keep moving forward."

GONÇALO RAMOS

"It was a difficult match. We had a number of chances that we failed to make the most of. In the end, we're disappointed, but we have to keep working and remain calm and confident to move forward. We're capable of working hard with a lot of desire... We tried everything today and that showed during the match, but now we have to think about the next match and work during the week... (On his return) Yes, it's very good news, I felt good, I managed to play the whole game without any pain and I think that from now on I have to raise my level and gain confidence."

the match report