H after a punishing home reverse and look unlikely
to make the next round, and the midfielder admitted
there was work to do
Mathieu Valbuena felt Lyon were unfortunate to suffer a 2-0
defeat to Zenit that all but ended their hopes of Champions
League progression, but he accepts their campaign has
been a struggle.
The Ligue 1 side were impressive for large parts of
Wednesday's clash at Stade Gerland, only to fall to Artyom
Dzyuba's double.
The defeat - which came despite Zenit having
Aleksandr Anyukov sent off late on for two yellow cards -
means Lyon are still rooted to the bottom of Group H, with
just one point from four fixtures.
They now require victories from their final two matches to
have even the faintest hope of progressing alongside Zenit,
who boast four wins from four.
Dzyuba, who also scored in the reverse fixture, was the
difference between the two sides again, but Valbuena felt
Lyon perhaps deserved more.
"It's harsh," he said. "We put a lot of effort in. Both goals
were avoidable but we fell to a strong Zenit team.
"One point after four games now. We have the desire but we
lack other things."
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