MILAN - "Unfortunately tonight's win wasn't enough to put us through. We're sorry, we're really sorry because it was a hard-fought match. We really wanted to go through: we were up against an excellent Marseille side but we created plenty of goal-scoring opportunities. After we went 1-0 up it was all to play for. We tried as hard as we could to get the second but then came their equaliser, and in all honesty I don't think our team deserved it." A disappointed Javier Zanetti commented to Inter Channel about the game that saw Inter knocked out of the Champions League after two legs against Marseille.
The captain continued: "In both games it all happened at the end. Tonight in particular we were penalised excessively but we have to lift ourselves now and we should start by saying thanks to our fans, who have got behind us in every game. The fans are sad at the moment, just as we are, because we all wanted to progress in the Champions League. It's been a complicated season, difficult right from the beginning, but we'll try to end it as best we can. We must focus on the league now and do everything we can to finish near the top. It won't be easy because this is a tough blow to take, but we'll try. We're duty-bound to try and climb as high as we can and aim for third place. We know we have lots of teams in front of us but we must go for it."
