Lyon "comes out with its head held high" from the Champions League, said sports director Juninho on Wednesday evening after the elimination in the semi-finals against Bayern Munich (3-0), a team compared to which "there is still a gap". "We're all sad. Being eliminated is not easy at all. We go out with our heads held high, I'm really proud of all the players, the staff. Against a better team, you have to accept. gap, especially economic, "reacted the Brazilian leader at the microphone of RMC Sport, wishing" good luck "to Paris SG, who will face Munich in the final on Sunday with the challenge of" showing that Ligue 1 is not what people think".
"We did what we had to"
"To beat a team like that you need a lot of success and efficiency. If we had had it at the beginning ...", he regretted, however, noting the absence of OL in the Coupe d ' Europe next season. "We know we won't play the next Champions League," Juninho said. "We did what was necessary, the goal is to continue the work in Ligue 1, it is L1 that takes us here to the Champions League".
The sporting director was however satisfied with the state of mind of the team, which eliminated Juventus and then Manchester City in the competition. "It's a group that lacked collective energy, profession, now they have that and if we continue, we will find this competition as quickly as possible. We will focus on Ligue 1, we will concentrate, that this either Nîmes or Bastia, on the job. Our next opponent is Dijon, and we will have to have the same state of mind. "