Lucescu: ‘Malmo’s third goal made me feel bad’

PAOK lost 4-3 in extra time to Malmö and Lucescu came on in stoppage time as the opponents drew 3-3 and sent the duo into extra time.

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What did he say in detail?

If he agrees that everything was decided in the final stage of regular time as Malmö drew (3-3) and the match went to extra time: “I think we deserved to go through for 94 minutes. When you concede a goal in the last minute and like that, you can tell there is a lack of belief and confidence. We should have scored the fourth goal in the second half, but we didn’t and I think we paid for our naivety. We were naive and we paid for it. We should have finished the game with a fourth goal in the second half. In the first half Malmö had the main role. Malmö’s first goal cost us a lot, and regardless of whether we could have gone to the dressing room first, in general we should have managed the game better. Malmö’s third goal made me feel really bad. Really bad. From the first minute to the last minute of that phase of the third goal, everything went wrong.”

On whether he thinks this exclusion from the Champions League could affect the team and whether transfer planning could also be affected, given that PAOK does not continue in this institution where the income is more: “I don’t know and I can’t answer…”

To continue and try the team to advance to the European League: “It is our responsibility to balance our minds. We have secured European qualification but we have to look at the two games that decide European qualification which will be another step. It is my responsibility and the responsibility of everyone at the club that the players commit to the next games. We have a whole season ahead of us. Let us wake up tomorrow and know that we have important games ahead of us.”

On whether he thought PAOK were generally better than Malmö: “I think qualification was in our hands and we lost it. From every point of view. Because when you have the ball in your hands in the 94th minute and you don’t send the ball to the other half, qualification is in your hands and you lose it.”

On whether PAOK could have had a better strategy in delaying the original time: “I told you about the mistakes we made. We could have dealt with the long balls better at the end in stoppage time. We were naive, I’ve said that before.”

On whether he believes the potential presence of Samata could eventually provide solutions: “When you get two players for the future of the team and the other one knows he’s out, how do you deal with that?”