Quentin Bernard: “This may be the last football match of my life”

“I don’t know how we lost the ball, there’s a cross in front of the goal and there are two attackers. It’s strange that we’re at a disadvantage like that. The first one deflects and the other chips it over the groin and I try to control the ball. Indeed, it’s hand-ball-thigh. There’s no debate. Usually, I’m the first to yell, but this time I know that if he saw it, I’m dead. I think that was the turning point of the match. We shouldn’t erase everything, there will be more opportunities. I said a few words in the locker room because we were all a bit down. Everyone had planned some celebrations, but we’ll keep the champagne on ice. Nothing will be spared for us this season. For me, this may be the last football match of my life, that’s why I wanted to tell them that maybe for me it’s over, but for them, there are still many incredible years with a beautiful ending in a week or fifteen days or even Saturday (depending on the results of Fleury against Le Puy and of Rouen against QRM). It’s normal to be disappointed, but we must not be defeated.”