“Maybe I was wrong. But Sidorchuk had no right to such violations. “

Dynamo Kiev head coach Mircea Lucescu placeholder image summarized the results of the tie with Ferencváros (2: 2) in the Champions League group stage match.

– Today turned out to be, you might say, a strange match. We dominate, especially in the first half. And in the second half we had several opportunities to increase the score, but sadly, we didn’t. Then we conceded a goal, which gave the rival courage. And, of course, the removal of Sidorchuk interrupted our plans. Our defensive redoubts without a player became less reliable and we conceded the second goal. I think there was a foul on our player.

The opponents began to attack with great forces, they put pressure on us. And they scored the second goal. It seemed like he was violating the rules. It’s hard to say anything now, you need to check the recording.

– The Dynamo dominated most of the game, but Ferencváros, just after the first goal, made changes to reinforce the attack. The Dynamo made their first substitution only in the 81st minute, even considering that Sidorchuk himself was on the card … What is the reason?

– Before Sidorchuk’s elimination, everything went according to plan. He’s too important a defensive player to change. Perhaps I was wrong in this regard. But Sergei, having so much experience, had no right to commit such violations, on the flank and then in the middle of the field, especially knowing that he already had a yellow card. Apparently, he couldn’t control his emotions. Before the expulsion, we were doing well in terms of defense, there was no need to change anything.

As for the substitutions in the rival squad, they did not strengthen Ferencvaros’ game. It was intensified, rather, by the elimination in our composition.

– Did “Ferencvaros” surprise you with something?

– Yesterday and before I said that Ferencvaros are a solid team that have made tangible progress lately. I saw many of his matches in the Champions League qualifying and the last Hungarian championship match with Ujpest. The team is good, it is made up of players from all over Europe, from good clubs. There are many legionnaires in the squad, bought for good money. Sergei Rebrov did a good job here and created an efficient team. But my opinion is that we should have won this match.