This Tuesday evening, LOSC lost to Chelsea (2-0) at Stamford Bridge in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Lille had a fairly decent match but they lacked efficiency in both areas and were punished by the Blues. Present at the post-match press conference, Jocelyn Gourvennec returned to the defeat of his team: “We are obviously disappointed to lose by two goals. We take avoidable goals. We are not beaten on class gestures, but on a corner and a beautifully played counter. I find it severe given what we have produced. Chelsea are a team that always get their hands on encounters with big possession. Tonight, we almost competed in this register. This means that we were present. They had more skill and efficiency. We touch as many balloons. We made very few mistakes but the little we did, it gave them two goals for them.
The French technician knows that the task will be tough in the second leg, but he also knows that anything is possible in football, so in front of his supporters he wants to believe in the feat: “Chelsea will always be a big team. But in football, a lot of things happen sometimes. The objective is to make a strong, solid match, giving little. It will be difficult but in front of our public, in a full stadium, three weeks later, we don’t know. Even if it’s 0-2, we don’t have to be ashamed of this defeat, to lower our heads. We will have possibilities here. We can do like them: score first from a corner. We had one before them. We have to believe in our chances even if the opponent is of very high quality. We will prepare well. »
