Unai Emery has lamented their UEFA Champions League defeat against FC Barcelona and has urged his side to win the Russian Premier League tie against FC Rostov
Spartak Moscow endured a rough start to the UEFA Champions League campaign after suffering a 3-2 defeat in the opening group stage match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078 at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
As things stand, the Moscow-based club are at the bottom spot of the group table. The Spartachi will play their second group stage game against the Scottish giants, Celtic, next month.
In aftermath of the outcome, Unai Emery has bemoaned the result, saying that he is happy with his team’s performance but not with the result of the corresponding fixture against the Spanish team.
Emery, who joined the Russian outfit after leaving La Liga outfit http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 this summer, failed to claim a point on their respective European group table after his side were left robbed by Lionel Messi’s second-half brace.
The Spanish tactician admitted that the Argentine striker terrorized his team defenders and destabilized his previous record against the Catalans giants during his coaching spell at Mestalla.
“Of course, Messi was a big problem. But when you start to concentrate on him, it sets the rest of the players free. So, it’s a difficult situation to deal with him. But in any case, the match was great. I'm happy with the game
but not the result. We had some opportunities and I think we can still progress.” The Miguel Muñoz Trophy winner was quoted as saying.
Emery revealed that he has seen different versions of the game after his team deprived the opponent to get enough space. The 40-year-old went on to praise Spartak’s defenders, insisting that they did a great http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 against one of
the best teams in the world.
Spartak will now play the upcoming Russian Premier League matches against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Rostov-c39192 and Amkar Perm prior to their Russian Cup tie against Salyut Belgorod and their second group stage game against Celtic FC.
Emery urged his side to win the upcoming matches in order to forget about their latest European defeat.
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