Absent for 20 years in the round of 16 of the Champions League, Real Sociedad has so far failed to return to the highest level.
At the end of the first leg, the Spanish team trailed 2-0 before returning to San Sebastian on March 5.
Imanol Alguacil, the Basque coach, commented on this first leg.
What do you remember from this meeting?
IMANOL ALGUACIL.
It's a bit of everything, mixed feelings.
The first period was very good.
The second as long as we stood up to them.
We had scoring opportunities.
We gave them the 1-0.
You should never fall behind in qualifying.
The first goal is annoying.
Afterwards, there was stress and from the second goal, they were able to finish us off.
I have no doubt that when we return, it will be possible to dream by scoring the first goal with the help of our public.
What was missing?
Luis Enrique himself told me that things were made difficult for him.
We came out of the match at 1-0.
It could have been worse than 2-0.
We still have the right to dream.
“I’m even more afraid of the coach than of the PSG players”
Luis Enrique congratulates you and thinks the return will be difficult.
What do you think ?
I have always admitted that I adore him as a coach.
PSG will improve with him.
I'm even more afraid of the coach than of the PSG players.
I thank him for these words.
I wish him good luck in the championship and I hope that when he returns, we will make things difficult for him.
I'm going to dream, thinking about the first goal on the return leg with the help of our supporters.
Paris has a squad and a coach to go all the way in the Champions League but we stood up to them.
You have to keep your feet on the ground.
We had a great match until the first goal.
What do you say to your supporters?
They are sad but they must be aware of the team we played against.
And remember our first period.
If we create the atmosphere like the Parisians did, if we score the first goal, we are capable of doing it.
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What will you rely on in three weeks?
The first 45 minutes and put our chances.
The first goal will change everything.
Why wasn't Oyarzábal playing?
He passed stages but the last test was last night (Tuesday).
He forced it and he felt discomfort again.
He told me that if it continued like this, he wouldn't be able to play.
He wasn't ready.
Why didn't Kylian Mbappé get more chances?
Because we have two of the best central defenders in La Liga.
We defend very well.
It takes phenomenal defensive work to counter Mbappé and that's what we did.
But we also had chances and we came out of this match.