Thursday evening, OL thought they had done the hard part by coming back to score against Lens (2-2). But the Gones were beaten in the penalty shootout (4 to 5). After the match, Paulo Fonseca did not hide his disappointment. “It’s a mixture of feelings. There is frustration because we lost on penalties, but I am very happy with my team. Coming back to 2-0 against Lens is not easy. We did a lot of good things, even in the first half. The players gave everything and I am proud of them. Maybe we deserved more, but that’s football, sometimes that’s how it is.”
He added: “We now have a very important match on Sunday and we have to concentrate on it. I also want to say a word for the supporters: the atmosphere was magnificent. The way they pushed the team was incredible. It’s a disappointment for them, but with the state of mind we showed, we have to stay positive. We continued to believe in it until the last minute. We knew we could score and that the match could change. It’s difficult because I think the team deserved to go through today. Congratulations to Lens and good luck to them. Lens didn’t have many chances. They are very strong on the counterattack, but we dominated and had possession. We just had to be more decisive against their defense.” An astonishing reaction since Lens was a cut above for a good while. We will have to raise our heads and stop the bad series on Sunday against the PFC.
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