OL coach Rudi Garcia was obviously delighted after Lyon's qualification on Juventus' pitch in Turin this Friday evening. He is already planning the quarter-final against Manchester City on August 15.
What is your feeling after this feat of your team?
RUDI GARCIA. I am proud. I know where we are, I've been here several times with AS Roma to play against Juventus. Juve wanted to win the Champions League with an alien (Cristiano Ronaldo) in their squad. It is a real achievement. After the disappointment of the Coupe de la Ligue final, few people thought we could do it, but we did. It is the victory of a group. We have just joined the best teams in Europe. OL are in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. We wanted to go to Lisbon, we are there. It's a beautiful thing, but we must not stop there.
The last 10 minutes, you were excited on your bench ...
I was in the field with my team. I encouraged her. Everyone on the bench, we jumped with the players, we tackled with them, we held the ball with them. We had to be united. We have been.
A word about the young Maxence Caqueret, 20, and brilliant in the midfield in Turin?
He splendidly replaced Lucas Tousart (Editor's note? Party in June at Herta Berlin). He is mature despite his young age, he is carefree, he plays for the team, to help, not for himself. To make the team better. Even if everyone is to be congratulated, the kid is also to be congratulated.
Now it's time for another ogre, Manchester City ...
If Real Madrid had passed, I could have seen Eden Hazard (Editor's note. With whom he became champion of France with Lille). I'm here, I would have liked it to be there too. We have a real path to the Champions League to make. With a big course. Manchester City are superior to us, yes, but Juve were also superior to us. We will have to give everything on this semi-final (he recovers), er slip, on this quarter-final (laughs). I hope we haven't lost Maxwel Cornet. He hurt his muscles. If he's not here against City, we'll have to be inventive again. We will go to Lisbon as outsiders and that will suit us very well.
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