London - Arabstoday
Marseille coach Didier Deschamps described his side\'s chances of making UEFA Champions League progress as \"minimal\" after their 2-0 home defeat in the first leg of their quarter-final against Bayern Munich. The sides were evenly matched before an error by OM\'s third-choice goalkeeper Elinton Andrade allowed a weak Mario Gomez shot to find the net, and Arjen Robben added a well-worked second in the 69th minute to give Jupp Heynckes\' side a major advantage heading into the second leg at the Allianz Arena. Asked to assess his side\'s chances of reaching the semi-finals, Deschamps told his club\'s website: \"We have a chance but it is minimal. Losing 2-0 in the first leg at home does not put us in the best situations.\" Deschamps, who insisted he had \"no complaints\" with the performance of Andrade, added: \"We have a week to recover before the quarter-final second leg. We will play in a beautiful stadium, facing the same team. There will be no need to regroup. \"We will do our best to get the best result possible, knowing that Bayern are very good at home. And after the match in Munich, we have a match at the Parc des Princes. We have the final of the Coupe de la Ligue and nine Ligue 1 matches.\" \"But it\'s very tough to play against them. In any case, we are happy with what we did. We proved we can hold out against them. We will play with the same spirit in the second leg in Barcelona. We have to repeat this performance next week and are convinced of our qualities.\"