Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos admitted that he was “disgusted” by his aspect’s 2-1 defeat to Marseille within the Coupe de France.
PSG have been knocked out of the competitors by Le Classique rivals Marseille on the spherical of 16 stage because of a Ruslan Malinovskyi winner.
Speaking after the sport to the press, Marquinhos lamented the errors his aspect made through the 90 minutes and conceded that it is much more painful to lose to a bitter rival.
“We knew they would do a lot of pressing, we didn’t manage to skip their lines any faster. We made a few mistakes that cost us dearly. We shouldn’t add to it, we know what we need to improve,” the Brazilian, who represented his nation on the 2022 World Cup, mentioned.
“It’s a defeat that hurts because it’s a cup match against our great rival. We wanted to come back to Paris with victory and qualification. We have to do better, keep working and go forward.
“It’s time to close our mouths. We know we’ve to enhance rather a lot if we need to do good issues this season. A misplaced title shot, it hurts. We’re disgusted.”
Manager Christophe Galtier additionally spoke of his disappointment at PSG’s exit, stating: “It’s obviously a huge disappointment for my players, for the club and for the fans, but it is what it is. We knew that there would be some happy people and some sad people tonight, and we’re on the wrong end of that this evening.
“Now, we have to look forward. In three days’ time, we’ve bought one other necessary recreation away to Monaco, so we’ll see how everybody’s doing, get well nicely and concentrate on our upcoming video games.”
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