« We had the opportunities to score »

« We faced the scenario we expected against a Lorient team that played very low. If we wanted to force them out, we would have had to capitalise on our good times much earlier. The second goal dashed our hopes. We should have taken the lead earlier, we had the chances to score, including four or five open chances before half-time that we didn't take advantage of enough. Well done to Lorient for their efficiency and pragmatism.

This defeat is part of the story, but it doesn't call into question the magnificent run the players have put together. We didn't have a bad game, far from it, because we had the will to fight.

I know where we come from. I remember everything. The repetition of matches can also be a burden with a fairly young squad. For all these reasons, I never talked about Europe. I talked about dynamics, collective effort, progress and winning. The situation was to get out of the relegation zone, and we mustn't forget that. We've made real progress».