Bartoli: “For 45 minutes almost on par with City, we can still surprise”

A goal scored, many chances created, and 45 minutes played almost on par with Manchester City. Elisa Bartoli, scorer of the temporary lead for Inter against Manchester City in the Women’s Champions League, spoke to Inter TV microphones at the end of the match with a summary that mixes regret and confidence.

“It’s a pity because we took the lead with desire and enthusiasm, I don’t see any negativity at this moment,” said the player. “We are making our journey in the Champions League for the first time, we played against a team that is first in the English league, we managed to score and create many chances. We have to work and keep going like this, I am confident that somehow we can continue to surprise.”

Bartoli then pointed out what to build on in the coming weeks: “Let’s start again from the first half, from the goal and the desire to sacrifice ourselves and fight, from what we created in attack: there are many positive things and we take those, but we also analyze the mistakes to try to improve. For 45 minutes we played almost on par with Manchester City: I am sad about the result but now we immediately turn the page.”

The focus is already on the next commitment: recovering energy and concentrating on the league, with the match against Juventus indicated as the immediate priority.