El Khannouss: We should have been more clinical against Galatasaray

Stuttgart lost 2-0 away to Galatasaray in Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. Speaking to HT Spor reporter Çağatay Çelik after the match, Bilal El Khannouss said the game was a difficult one.

The Moroccan player said he did not think his team had played badly, but that they needed to be more clinical in the final moments. He said they could have deserved to win the match if they had managed to do that. He added that they could be proud of the fight they showed on the pitch.

El Khannouss noted that Galatasaray were not effective with long balls, that Stuttgart had players suited to such balls, and that they were able to compete physically with their opponent. Asked whether he had received an offer from Galatasaray, he answered that he had received one last summer, and that only God knows the rest. Describing Osimhen as a world-class top striker, he said the Nigerian was doing great things at Galatasaray and that he wished them trophies and championships.

At the start of the season, Stuttgart paid Leicester City a transfer fee of 15 million euros for El Khannouss. The young player has made 14 appearances for the Bundesliga club, contributing 2 goals, and has spent 847 minutes on the pitch.