"We're disappointed, of course. At the three-quarter mark, we were heading through," said Edin Terzic after the quarter-final exit to Manchester City, though he also added: "Man City played outstandingly in both matches and deserved to reach the next round."

"Nonetheless, it is who goes through that counts rather than who deserves it more," said Terzic after the referee – who had a good game apart from one moment – had blown his final whistle: "It's annoying that we let progression to the next round slip by conceding two goals like that. We were told very clearly before the season: if you head the ball against your own hand, it will not be considered in violation of the rules. We weren't overly lucky with the refereeing decisions in these seven days. The equaliser threw us off course. We wanted to keep the game as tight as possible, and we did that for a long time. Now we'll allow ourselves the rest of Wednesday to be disappointed – and from tomorrow we'll regenerate and prepare for the next game." (tl)