Okan Buruk: We're Unhappy with the Loss, But This Barça Is Like a Machine!

Okan Buruk, despite his disappointment over Galatasaray's defeat, praised Barcelona's performance.

According to "Varzesh Se", Galatasaray played against Barcelona on Tuesday night in the framework of the second week of the group stage of the European Champions League competition in the home stadium with the support of its fans and lost with a heavy result of 1-4 against this team, so that it has passed a difficult night in Istanbul.

Boruk was proud of his players' performance despite his team's heavy defeat. After the match, he told reporters: "We were a good representative for Turkish football. At times, we showed that Turkish football can achieve great achievements. "Both the stadium and the atmosphere created by the fans showed that we are a team that deserves to be in the Champions League."

The coach added: "We were in too much of a hurry. Barcelona pressed, but we didn't need to play every ball long. When playing, we must be able to analyze the conditions of the match well. Players need to understand the game better and gain more experience. "We did that to some extent, but when we fell behind, we couldn't get back into the game."

Despite the big difference in the result in favor of Barcelona, Borok wanted to highlight his team's best moments: "In the first half, to a certain point, we did what we wanted to do. At the end of the first half, we retreated towards our own penalty area; I was not very happy with it."

He didn't want to finish without praising the Barca players and said: "We played against players who know each other like the back of their hand and are like machines. "We are sad that we lost."

He also said about Rafael Liao: "He performed well during the match and also assisted the goal. The situation is not easy, he is also going through a period of this process."