The young tactician concludes that the result is not a very good indication of his team’s performance in the last-16 1st leg tie.
Julian Nagelsmann insists RB Leipzig were not “two goals worse” than Liverpool during their Champions League clash on Tuesday.
Leipzig missed a number of decent opportunities on top of making some terrible mistakes and came out of the Round of 16 clash at the Puskas Arena empty-handed.
Liverpool, on the hand, grabbed two crucial away goals that puts them in a very advantageous position ahead of the second leg at Anfield next month and are now strong favorites to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Perhaps it was the unfamiliar surroundings that troubled the Bundesliga outfit, with the moved to a neutral venue in Budapest, Hungary, but Nagelsmann feels his side’s performance was praiseworthy in the 2-0 loss.
“When you win, you’re always right, but we earned a lot of respect in the 90 minutes,” the Leipzig boss told post-match, via Goal. “We were definitely not worse and certainly not two goals worse.
“The big difference was they scored with their two chances, we had three big chances and weren’t clinical enough. For the two big mistakes we committed we were punished, and at such a high level that’s normal.”
Jurgen Klopp, however, seems to disagree with Nagelsmann’s assessment of the match as he feels Liverpool were a ‘deserved’ winner.
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