- Your team actually lost four players in the first half… Was it difficult to take the field after the break?
- Of course it was. Those, who stayed on the field, worked for the whole team. After the match I thanked every player.
- What can you say about injuries of Lens and Sydorchuk?
- Sydorchuk has a very serious injury. He’s got open wound. It was painful to see him… Lens is still limping. I don’t want to talk about refereeing, but fouls committed by only one team were noticed.
- That must have given players cold-bloodedness…
- What cold-bloodedness are you talking about? We had eight outfield players left… It’s difficult to fight against any opponent that has such advantage. We were totally focused on defense. We’ve conceded twice, but we have the second leg to change the situation for better.
- Did unfair refereeing make players nervous?
- I didn’t see the episode that resulted in Belhanda’s red card. Yarmolenko fouled deliberately, but he saw that his teammate was bleeding… Linesman saw that, but didn’t tell referee anything.
- The final part of the game must have been difficult for your players…
- It really was. We could have let Khacheridi take the field earlier, but it was risky to use the last substitution in such situation. Once again I want to thank players.
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