The Ecuadorian striker believes Lokomotiv Moscow were unlucky to lose the UEFA Champions League tie 1-0 against the Spanish outfit and hailed Jose Couceiro’s men.
Lokomotiv Moscow crashed out of the UEFA Champions League round-of-32 after suffering a 1-0 defeat in the return leg against Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés. The Russian outfit managed to win the first leg 2-1 at Luzhniki stadium.
Though the Railroaders were a constant threat to Marcelo Biesla’s men, they failed to take their chances well despite having a numerical advantage on the pitch following http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-c13609 Amorebieta’s red card during the second period.
Athletic striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Iker-Muniain-c16816, helped the Lions reach the round-of-16 by scoring the only goal of the match. The Spanish outfit will now play against Manchester United in the next round of the continental tournament.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Felipe-Caicedo-c13525 has revealed that the Spanish outfit does not deserve to win against the Moscow-based club on the away goal rule. He labelled the Lions an average team and revealed that they were the better side despite playing
on the away turf.
The former Manchester City player went on to lament the result and admitted that they failed to convert their chances. He admitted that Athletic had fans behind their back and they struggled to cope with the pressure.
“I have played at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge, where the pressure is ten times stronger. I think Athletic were not good enough to win the respective tie. They tried their shots from long distance and that they scored an average
goal.
“I think there are teams that can play better than Athletic. They played defensively after the removal of Amorebieta. The reason behind our early exit from the Europa League is that we have not taken our chances well. But still
we are happy with our performance." The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 player was quoted as saying.
Caicedo could have scored a late winner against the Lions but was denied by the opposition goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gorka-Iraizoz-c15189. The Ecuadorian national lamented the situation, revealing that they were unlucky despite having a one-goal cushion
ahead of the European tie.
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