Thiago Motta appeared a little saddened by the result at the end of Lille-Juventus 1-1: “It’s a shame because we deserved a different result – he declared in the press conference -, but we have to congratulate Lille, they started the match with a very precise philosophy. They did it well, especially with the first goal. But we continued to play with our ideas and in the second half we did even better. In the second half we found one-on-ones better, we did better in the second half.”
Then in another passage he added: “Lille defended very well, they are well organised. If we had paid attention to the small details, we would have achieved a better result but this is part of the game. They showed themselves to be well organized and made us pay. We created play : Even if in the end we didn’t have many shots on goal, we often entered their penalty area. We managed to build well, with some counterattacks, especially with their high players.
And finally: “We must pay tribute to the work of Bruno Genesio), Lille is capable of hurting many opponents. They did it against Real (1-0) and Atlético (3-1). In the end, this point does not It’s bad for us. Personally, I’m satisfied with the overall performance of our team since the start of the Champions League.”