Feyenoord coach Robin van Persie contested the ‘stunning’ penalty awarded to Inter and provides an damage replace for the second leg of their Champions League tie.
this night due to objectives from Marcus Thuram and Lautaro Martinez both facet of half-time.
“We began properly and the primary half was good, however we put quite a lot of strain on them with out creating genuinely large possibilities,”
“Sadly, we then conceded on their first alternative, however you recognize that may occur with a striker like Thuram. We conceded too early into the second half and it sapped our momentum.”
It may’ve been 3-0, however Timon Wellenreuther saved the tie alive with
That was awarded through the VAR On-Discipline Evaluation when Jeyland Mitchell clipped the again of Thuram’s heel.
“Timon saved us within the sport with the save on what by the way in which was not a penalty,” insisted Van Persie.
“I believed it was a stunning and noteworthy determination. The referee and VAR thought it was a penalty, however I don’t assume it was. Anyway…”
Van Persie appears forward to Inter vs. Feyenoord
Very similar to Inter, Feyenoord have been coping with accidents and needed to reshuffle, although this was additionally a brand new system in solely Van Persie’s second match accountable for the Dutch facet.
“My gamers labored laborious. Mitchell hadn’t performed 90 minutes for some time, Jakub Moder had been out for a while too, and you may see that with the tempo and urgent dropping within the second half.
“Inter additionally did very properly, however we nonetheless had an excellent probability with Moder clipping the crossbar, then a great one-on-one with Ayase Ueda. Sadly, luck wasn’t on our facet this night.”
The second leg is at San Siro on Tuesday March 11, and whereas Givairo Learn returns from suspension, Ibrahim Osman will likely be sitting out a ban after his yellow card.
“That was an unlucky second, so we’ll need to put the puzzle collectively once more subsequent week. Antoni Milambo has a small probability of returning, however we’ll see over the following few days. Ueda already performed in the present day and I’ve slightly hope for Inbeom Hwang,” concluded Van Persie.
