Alessia Russo felt there were learnings to take from our 2-1 defeat at home to Lyon in the UEFA Women\u2019s Champions League on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Our forward opened the scoring in the seventh minute when she picked out the bottom right corner on her left foot, but Melchie Dumornay\u2019s brace turned the game around.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re disappointed to not get three points at home, but we\u2019ll learn from it,\u201d Russo said. \u201cI think it\u2019s a long process in the Champions League, we felt that last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe saw spells tonight that were really positive, so it\u2019s about leaning on that, learning from the mistakes that we made and pushing forward. With football you have to move so quickly so that\u2019s what we\u2019ll do.<\/p>\n
\u201cI find it really difficult to reflect right after the game, we\u2019ll look over some stuff in the next few days, but it\u2019s about ourselves. How we can be better, how we can push each other and ultimately bounce back from a tough period.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what we want, we don\u2019t want to be dwelling on the past. We\u2019ve got another opportunity on Sunday and next week. We want to build the momentum now, because we don\u2019t like losing and we have really high standards as a team.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve had tough moments and we\u2019ve risen bigger than ever. I have no doubt and I have full belief in the squad and the staff that we\u2019ll do that. It\u2019s just about regrouping, refocusing and pushing the standards even higher.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about the fantastic support at Meadow Park, Russo added: \u201cI can never fault them. They are here, there and everywhere no matter where we are across the world, they\u2019re always there. They\u2019re a massive part to us as a team.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe heard them tonight, and we\u2019ll keep pushing. Not only for us, but for them and so that we can celebrate our wins together.\u201d<\/p>\n
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