Roger Schmidt believes that the Ukrainian goalkeeper should not be blamed for the defeat against Salzburg.
Roger Schmidt spoke about the defeat from RB Salzburg in the match in the first round of the group stage of the Champions League. Note that the champions of Portugal lost at home 0:2.
According to the expert, the result does not correspond to the course of action on the football field. In addition, the Lisbon head coach defended Anatoly Trubin, who played in the first Champions League match for Benfica. According to Schmidt, the Ukrainian should not be blamed for the defeat.
“The two penalties at the beginning of the match were not decisive for us because there were still 80 minutes left in the match. We showed great resilience. Of course, when there are two penalties, it becomes difficult.
There should also have been a penalty against Salzburg, but the referee was not on our side. Until the end of the match we played like 11 against 11. We had a lot of chances. We were disappointed with the result, but my players believed until the end. I am very proud of what they did. It was a great reaction from the team.
The players gave everything on the field. After 0:2 we had a big chance. If we score, we can get back into the game. This should be understood to mean that it is not our day when it comes to goals.
It was not an easy game for Trubin, but it showed that we can focus on what is most important to us, which is football,” the Record quoted Schmidt as saying.
We remind you that earlier Miron Markevich commented on Shakhtar’s defeat in the match against Port in the Champions League.
Source: korrespondent
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