LOSC can blame it.
On the occasion of their eighth final return from the Champions League, the Northerners bowed against Borussia Dortmund (1-2) on their lawn. A frustrating result for the men of Bruno Genesio, who had however opened the scoring at the start of the match by Jonathan David, before being overwhelmed by the Ruhr club.
For the Captain of the Dogues, Benjamin André, the regrets are indeed present. The French midfielder recognized that he and his teammates had not lived up to this big meeting against an adversary whom he nevertheless judged within their reach.
A lack of mastery and calm
“What is disappointing is that we have not played”, launched the metronome of the Lille midfield at the microphone of Canal+. “We didn't control the ball, we lost a lot of balloons, we panicked a bit at times. The disappointment comes from there, we did not make our match. On the other hand, they did it. At 1-0 (for Lille, editor's note), they started to push and dominate. We needed much more calm. It is annoying at this level. »»
And add:“(…) We were not eliminated because they were much above. We were eliminated because we did not play our game. Our beautiful course? Yes but it pisses off because there was room. »»