Miralem Pjanic found it “very difficult to accept” a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid, as “Roma deserved to score at least one goal.”

The first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie was decided by Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese Rodriguez, but Alessandro Florenzi was denied a clear penalty.

“It’s very difficult to accept this result. Real Madrid are a good team, but they didn’t cause us many problems,” Pjanic told Mediaset Premium.

Miralem Pjanic found it “very difficult to accept” a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid, as “Roma deserved to score at least one goal.”

The first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie was decided by Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese Rodriguez, but Alessandro Florenzi was denied a clear penalty.

“It’s very difficult to accept this result. Real Madrid are a good team, but they didn’t cause us many problems,” Pjanic told Mediaset Premium.

“We deserved to score at least one goal. The result is a lie. We know that we played against a great side and the Coach warned us that they were good on the counter, which is how the first goal happened.

“Now we must all look forward and think about Serie A. This team will always give its all.

“Roma were courageous and tried the entire game to play and we scared Real Madrid. We certainly deserved to score at least one goal.

“They have great champions who need half a chance to score. It’s difficult to accept the result, because there was so much more in this match.”

Pjanic had a poor performance, particularly when it came to his usual strengths from set plays.

“It’s true we should’ve done better in those situations. We studied certain moves that were difficult to apply on the field. Sometimes you find a teammate and sometimes you don’t.

“We are disappointed. We tried the entire game and caused Real Madrid problems on several occasions. We are giving a strong response under Luciano Spalletti, but we must continue because the Serie A round is coming up.”

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