Koopmeiners ‘can’t be happy’ after two goals in 5-2 Juventus loss
Juventus midfielder Teun Koopmeiners ‘can’t be happy’ after scoring a brace against Galatasaray as the Bianconeri slumped to a 5-2 loss away at Galatasaray in the Champions League.
Juventus suffered a heavy 5-2 loss against Galatasaray in the first leg of the Champions League knockout play-off on Tuesday.
Koopmeiners’ comments after Galatasaray 5-2 Juventus
Koopmeiners scored his first goals this season and his first two in the Champions League before the break, giving Juventus a 2-1 lead.
“I think we played a good first half; we scored two great goals. We said in the dressing room that we had to keep the ball possession longer, but the way the second half went was not good,” the Dutch midfielder told Sky Sport Italia.
“We must look at the videos and know that there’s a new game next week.”
Juan Cabal was sent off in the second half, after barely 20 minutes from his introduction, while Gleison Bremer suffered a suspected muscle injury in the first half and was forced to be subbed off.
The decider will be played in Turin on Wednesday next week.
“We must improve and score three goals at least; it’s easy,” said the Juventus midfielder.
“I started well with this coach, I scored two important goals in the first half, but I can’t be happy. Because nothing matters when you look at the second half. We scored twice, but we need at least three in the next one.
“I feel well in this position. I think I can contribute with goals. I told myself I had to score more goals. I did it in the first half, but we had to do more in the second.”
Juventus have lost three of their last four games across all competitions, drawing once, and conceding 13 goals in the process.
Juventus’ next game will be at home against Como in Serie A this coming Saturday.