Marcelino, after the round of 16 first leg largely won by Marseille against Villarreal (4-0): “We have been very far from the level shown recently. We played against a very good team, which was very effective. Congratulations to Marseille, who were better. We weren’t up to par, it’s my fault. I didn’t make the right decisions and I am the only one responsible. The first two goals hurt us and we had difficulty recovering from them. But I’m the only one to blame, I didn’t make the right decisions, neither before nor during the match. It’s a very hard blow, of course. We expected neither this type of performance nor this result. Now qualifying is very difficult. We will have to play the return with as much energy and hope as possible. »
For Marcelino, Villarreal was “not up to par” against OM in the Europa League
