Julian Schuster encourages his Freiburg players to focus on positives despite defeat

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tielemans-youri/GtkTQyib/"]Youri Tielemans[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/buendia-emiliano/dYDvGYIu/"]‌Emiliano Buendia[/a] struck late in the ‌first half as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aston-villa/W00wmLO0/"]Villa[/a] took control at Besiktas Stadium, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a] adding a ‌third after the break [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aston-villa-W00wmLO0/freiburg-fiEQZ7C7/?mid=IefockNE"]to ⁠seal a ‌comfortable victory.[/a][/p][p]“[b]Right now, there is no happiness. ​We lost a final. That hurts,[/b]” Schuster told reporters. “[b]I said before ​the game we believed we could win. For 40 minutes we did ⁠well, and then ​it changed.[/b]”[/p][p]Schuster said a well-worked Villa set-piece and a defensive error proved decisive before halftime.[/p][p]“[b]For the first goal, Villa ‌executed the set-piece well; for the second it was our mistake,[/b]” he added.[/p][p]“[b]At 2-0 down at the break, you see the real character of a team, and the boys did well.[/b]”[/p][embed guid="8461c0a4-b493-43c2-b9f4-c8a959496977" url="https://x.com/EuropaLeague/status/2057106572376215964?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Despite the defeat, Schuster said [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/freiburg/fiEQZ7C7/"]Freiburg[/a] - who had never previously gone beyond the ‌last 16 in Europe - would, in ​time, reflect positively on their campaign.[/p][p]“[b]It ‌didn’t go our way in the end. In a few days we will appreciate what we achieved with our fans, but it is ⁠painful right now,[/b]” ⁠he said.[/p]