Lewandowski slams ‘painful’ defeat towards Manchester United
Warsaw:“We have been near beating Manchester United and that is why the defeat within the Europa League is so painful,” FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski claimed on Friday.
On Thursday night, Lewandowski transformed a penalty to place FC Barcelona forward, however within the second half, United scored twice to win 4-3 on combination within the UEFA Europa League Spherical of 32, experiences Xinhua.
“Within the first half we had the sport beneath management, we scored and tried to assault. We nonetheless had an opportunity to attain a second objective. The primary half appeared excellent. Within the second, Manchester United pressed us, scoring two objectives. It was a tough time for us. We fought to the tip,” the Pole instructed Viaplay on Friday.
“We’re conscious that this Barcelona mission is in course of and it isn’t like in every week or a month every part will change. It was Champions League stage, a quarterfinal and even a semifinal. Each Manchester United and us are in good condition and it confirmed. We have been lacking one thing and we have to concentrate on what must be improved now. We have to create extra probabilities,” the ahead added.
In La Liga, the workforce coached by Xavi Hernandez sits high with an eight-point benefit over second-placed Actual Madrid.
“We concentrate on the home competitors. We needed to play within the European Cup. We have been near beating Manchester United, that is why the defeat actually hurts us however we now have to look ahead,” Lewandowski concluded.