Lisandro criticises ´defensive´ Lyon

Lyon’s Argentine striker Lisandro Lopez on Friday criticised his side’s defensive mindset after their 1-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

Bayern were reduced to 10 men with the dismissal of winger Franck Ribery in the 37th minute but Lyon were unable to capitalise and had Jeremy Toulalan sent off early in the second half before Arjen Robben struck Bayern’s winner.

The return leg takes place at Stade Gerland on Tuesday.

“It’s clear. The team must change their attitude and their mentality for the next match on Tuesday,” said Lisandro.

“We didn’t play enough when we had the ball. We were waiting in our own half too much. At 11 against 11 we had chances to attack more but we didn’t hurt our opponent enough and definitely not at 10 against 11.

“You saw a team that played too defensively. We have to correct the tactics and show a more positive spirit to go for victory.”