Valentin Porte, captain of the French team at the microphone of beIN Sports:
“The defense was in great difficulty, it’s very difficult to win a match when you concede so many goals. Despite this, the state of mind is almost irreproachable. In the second half we are there, we feel that it is possible. I am making a very big mistake with this red card which is costing us dearly at a time when we are in a strong moment. I’m sorry and I apologized to the group. I’m even more disappointed for them because in the end they gave it their all and we could have rewarded ourselves with a draw. We could have scratched a small penalty to continue to hope but that’s the game, tonight we missed a small goal. »
Vincent Gérard, goalkeeper of the French team at the microphone of beIN Sports:
“What’s tiring is that Gottfridsson did what he wanted from the first minute to the last, much like what Magnusson did against Iceland. It’s been several times that we can’t get out of it when a player manages to impose his rhythm. It’s frustrating because we got off to a good start. I’m still a little hot to think about tactics. We were a little disunited, they managed to push and find somewhat comfortable solutions. I can only regret that we did not manage to find the solution on Gottfridsson. Palicka (the Swedish goalkeeper) in the second half he makes a save, in the first half he makes saves from 6 meters, well done to him. They must be happy in Paris. »
Nikola Karabatic, player of the French team at the microphone of beIN Sports:
“We played this match very well, we started well in attack and in defense we were in place. We are in front of them and we print a fast rhythm and we asphyxiate them. What we can’t manage is our game one less. We conceded three goals in quick succession which hurt us very badly when we were well in place. These three goals are the three goals difference after which we ran all the rest of the time. The content was good. In the second half we fought, we ran, we found good shots and we scored important goals. At the end we are at minus one and I would like to see the action of Ludo (Fabregas). We manage to come back and it’s infuriating because we fought. We are disappointed because coming to die for a goal is so hard. We are so disappointed for our French supporters who watch us on TV in this month of January in the middle of Covid. »