“IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE” 😔 | Xabi Alonso | Atalanta 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen | Europa League Final

Xabi Alonso reacts to Bayer Leverkusen’s disappointing 3-0 Europa League Final loss to Atalanta.

Hit ‘Subscribe’ above to ensure you never miss a video from the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

From the front row to your front room. From the centre circle to your sofa. TNT Sports brings you closer to the live sport you love.

Get your Discovery + pass now to experience UEFA Champions League and Europa League drama, exclusive Premier League action, plus Premiership Rugby, MotoGP, Boxing, UFC, WWE and more ▶️ https://auth.discoveryplus.com/gb/product?flow=purchase

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tntsports
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tntsports
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tntsports/
Website: https://www.tntsports.co.uk/

thank you very much Lindsay chabby thank you so much for coming to talk to us the unbelievable unbeaten run for B lausin comes to an end tonight did the game go differently to how you were expecting it absolutely for sure we were not planning to to have a bad day today but for sure we had it was not meant today to be today h we could not H cope with many difficult situations that we were preparing because Atlanta they demand you so much One V one situations duels but we were not getting the ball in the right positions with Vantage because they they do that so good and we were not able to to come back and to to get that so it was not meant to be the unbeaten run it has come to an end but congratulations to Atlanta they deserve it so nothing more to say they showed a lot of Courage really to be brave didn’t they they can press really high and surprising quite a lot of turnovers when they’re in Midfield where they were really aggressive Edison is in particular you know they they were just really good today weren’t they sometimes you have to say look the the better team W didn’t they today they were just better almost in in every phase yes I would say so and once they scor the the first goal that gave us them a lot of energy probably we we have tried to to play too many passes in in in the first song when we should have play a little bit longer the ATT track the first one and but anyway it was not about tactics it was about today individually they were better and as a team as well so uh learn from that it it’s h it hurts that it comes in a big day the the defeat but we have another final on Saturday and we will try to learn for today physically I was actually quite surprised how how can quite they were quite physical weren’t they at Atlanta today into the Del and obviously when you win the Duss then it gives you a chance to to Counterattack and they are very brave they don’t mind to be one V one situations and we couldn’t beat them in the in the last thir even that when we had a slight chance to to go one by one and to make the Run they did did very well so we were not able to create chances and yeah they it’s not s that they are doing now this year I think that with garini they have been doing that for the last years they are a specialist and they are very special team so today after so many years they defer today was not our day normally we get in better positions uh with with our game but uh today we them I know losing this unbeaten run will hurt but you must be immensely proud of what you’ve already achieved the season The Season’s not over after 52 games you know you must be incredibly yeah absolutely AB for me the result today doesn’t change a bit no the how proud I am from from my players so what we are doing you know it hurts because we wanted to to leave that trophy but you can’t get everything we were lifting the Bundesliga on uh on on Saturday and we’ll have the chance to to leave the poal on on on Saturday again so uh so yeah it doesn’t change the the effort that the the guys are giving you know after 51 games we have come to the 52 okay we have lost this is football the other one once they deserve and we will have another chance on Saturday at such an early stage in your managerial career as well has this gone way better than you were expecting it to go at this point yeah probably for sure it’s I was waiting getting ready for the for to do good things but for sure this this season it has overpassed all the expectations and what we have achieved for a CLP as leusen it’s it’s great and to be in the last week winning the Bundesliga playing today we couldn’t we couldn’t make it and going for the poal it’s unbelievable so that means a lot and first year as a as a as a coach it’s it’s going quite well as a as a young coach how can you get your team to be so kind of clear in that identity to play that way cuz from the outside looking in it’s so so impressive how you guys kind of dominate in in the game in and out of possession well uh for sure it starts with with a lot of ER work that we did how to c which players and which qualities we needed before the before the season and we made a lot of wise and Intelligent Decisions most of them right and that’s why we have been able to be so consistent during the the whole year it’s not easy but after once the the players they feel the idea they feel the how they want to play and that that works and that they feel it’s it’s it’s a good one that’s that’s when you have a a treasure and you need to be feeding that treasure and you you can relax till today today it didn’t work but H through all the year it’s it has been phenomenal chubby can I ask what it is about this club and the structure that you found within it that a made you want to stay and made you want to believe in it because of the Instinct of fans media is to say he should move on now he’s achieved so much but what is it about the structure around you the executives around you that made you believe in this project even Beyond this year there are many things for sure I’ve said my first year last year they came or or 18 months ago they came and I was no one in coaching so they believed and they they show me that they give me the chance and and we have a very good very good connection uh many players they came I went to look for them and they came to the project so it’s it was just too early and I’m I’m happy to be here I I think that I have stopped to develop I for sure I will learn from today and and that’s that’s the experiences that we that we get to to keep improving it’s going pretty well so far for you chabby commiserations on tonight but best of luck on Saturday in the Cup Final and we look forward to seeing you again soon thank you thank you much we appreciate your time thank you good luck thank you very much