“The first feeling is disappointment. » At a press conference, Bruno Genesio was inevitably disappointed after Leicester’s elimination in the round of 16 of the Europa League Conference despite the victory (2-1) in the return match, insufficient to make up for the 2-0 defeat in the first leg. “Unfortunately, we lacked a little bit of maturity. We lacked efficiency because we had the chances to score the third goal and take them into overtime. ».
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“And we missed the VAR. » The Rennes coach is bitter, he believes that ” in both matches, Stade Rennes suffered at least one penalty, which would have changed a lot of things. » He pursues : “When we organize a European competition, we have to organize it under the same conditions as the other European competitions, otherwise it is useless, it is better not to do it. »
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“Perhaps Rennes are a less attractive club for a quarter-final than Leicester”
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In the first leg, the Rouge et Noir claimed a penalty for an English handball in the area. Thursday evening, they protested after a contact on Birger Meling then a hand on the very last free kick.
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Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers brushed off the criticism: “On the last free kick, the ball comes from the air, the player doesn’t even look at the ball and it falls on his arm, it’s not intentional. And the referee was very well placed. »
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But Bruno Genesio persists and signs: “I don’t want to overwhelm the referee, even if I think that at one point it goes a little too much in the same direction for it to be just chancehe insisted. Perhaps Rennes are a less attractive club for a quarter-final than Leicester. »
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Greek referee Tasos Sidiropoulos, who officiated Thursday for the return match, had already refereed Rennes twice on the European scene, each time awarding a penalty to the Bretons, against Betis Sevilla in the Europa League in 2019 (3-3) and against Krasnodar in the Champions League in 2020 (1-1).
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