Juventus winger Samuel Mbangula admitted he was not happy with his performance, despite scoring the winning goal in the second half to help his team beat Dutch champions PSV 2-1 in the first leg of the Champions League play-offs.
At home, Weston McKennie took the lead in the first half and Ivan Perisic equalised in the second half. However, Mbangula, who came on at half-time, scored the decisive goal in the 82nd minute. “
Today’s win is important for our consistency in this competition, but I am not happy,” the 21-year-old Belgian said in an interview after the match in Turin.
“I scored to help the team win, but I am not happy with the way I played. I have to apologise for the performance tonight. And I know I can do much better. “
And I really like seeing him on the pitch with this energy. He’s a strong player, he had a very good game. I’m very happy with Mbangula: he presses, he dribbles, he scores goals. He always has a fantastic attitude, he always gives everything.”
When the team concedes a goal, we have to continue playing in our own way because today we controlled the game. With the quality of the players we have, we can score more goals and win more games.”
“I know I scored my first goal in the Champions League tonight, but it is difficult to smile because I know I did not perform well.”