Evra - Juventus lacked character against Lyon

After a game that ended 1 : 1, Juventus defender Patrice Evra admits Juventus
“lacked character" during their Champions League match against Lyon.

Patrice Evera-  getty images 

“Fatigue and other issues are just excuses.”
Gonzalo Higuain’s penalty had put them in
control, but the defence switched off on a free
kick for Corentin Tolisso’s equaliser five minutes
from time.

“When you concede a goal, there is always a
mistake somewhere,” Evra told Mediaset
Premium.

“For me that wasn’t the real issue, as
considering their performance the goal could’ve
arrived at any moment. It’s a shame that in the
last 20 minutes we lacked character and lost
confidence, but that is the truth.

“Fatigue and other issues are just excuses, we
have to be honest. We are a team that has faith
in our abilities, but at that moment we went too
deep and lost control of the game.

“We are all angry. We had to win today to
qualify automatically, now we have to go and
fight for the result in Sevilla. It’s a tough
moment, but not the end of the world.

“I am angry at the way we failed to control the
game, but it’s not as if I’ll have sleepless nights
over it. If I didn’t have faith in this team, I’d ask
the Coach not to be play me anymore!”