According to Tasnim news agency, Stefano Pioli said after his team’s 3-0 defeat last night (Wednesday) against Paris Saint-Germain in the third round of the European Champions League group stage: I think our performance in the first half was what we wanted and we did our job well. We gave, although we could not have a good support and put Mbappe under pressure in the scene of the first goal of the game.
He added: The second goal was also a goal that we absolutely should not have allowed to be scored because we had all the necessary conditions to prevent it. We needed more focus and organization, but we made it harder on ourselves. I think we played better than PSG for 60 minutes. I can’t blame my players for their performance, it’s just that PSG did better on a technical level.
The head coach of Milan stated: “Of course we can do better, but we are at a point where we are punished for every small mistake.” This should be a motivation for us to work better because the level of these competitions is very high, like Serie A games. We have the ability to do better.
Pioli, whose team is currently at the bottom of Group F of the Champions League with two points behind Paris Saint-Germain with 6 points, Dortmund with 4 points and Newcastle with 4 points, noted that the result of Newcastle’s game (1-0 defeat against Dortmund) is the only positive result. It was today and we must make the most of this opportunity. I don’t know if we have to win the remaining three games or not, but we have to believe and do better. We have the quality to win those games.
In the end, he noted: We have to continue our work because I feel that we can still do the right things by raising our quality level.