Koeman talks following defeat against Sevilla

A far from ideal first-leg result puts Barcelona with a mountain to climb in the second leg as Sevilla out-did the visitors 2-0 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Following the defeat, Ronald Koeman talked about the game in brief, and the several aspects that inspired the defeat. Barça Universal follows all the quotes from the manager in this thread.

On the defeat: “It was a bad result. We fought throughout the game, but we didn’t achieve what we were hoping for.”

On the performance of the team: “I think we played a good game against a physically strong opponent. We had our chances but we didn’t take advantage of them.”

On Alba’s penalty call: “There was a penalty which hasn’t been given.”

On if the team deserved to win: “I think we deserved much more, we played very well and we created many chances. I think the result doesn’t reflect what we did on the pitch.”

On if the team can overturn the deficit: “We have to analyze the second leg, but there is not much time because on Saturday we have a league game. and then on Tuesday we have a Champions League game.”

On playing Umtiti over Lenglet: “Lenglet is physically fine. It was my decision to play Umtiti.”

Source: BarçaTV+