Gerard Houllier Win Quotations

We deserved to win this match. Even though Real Madrid had a lot of possession in the second half, we were able to conserve the score. It's a good start for us and for the fans.

This win is very important as both sides won their first match and I said that whoever won here would take a great step towards qualification,

Lyon's biggest rival is Lyon itself. We need to stay vigilant. Our ambition is to win the treble.

I am confident we will win the title.

We've been very affected by this defeat, we've been a bit depressed but now we must win the league and the Cup.

I won't pretend it's not a blow for us. But to win the Champions League, sometimes you have to play without your stars.

We're very motivated to win it. We have not won the French Cup since 1973.

There was a lot of pressure on me and on the team to win this match. I am proud to say that Lyon is once again one of the best eight teams in Europe, as it has been for three years.

It's a pity because I think we deserved to win but sometimes you win matches you really shouldn't have. We had about 34 shots on goal but that's football.

It's a record for the club and also a part of history. This has a special connotation this season because there has been a lot of pressure on the players and the staff. Here, we all win together.

I can't be too disappointed because we played well, maybe better than our opponent. We created more scoring occasions than Milan but we didn't know how to take advantage. It all happened in the last few minutes. We had the win in our pocket.