What did Shomurodov say about Hummels, who was responsible for the defeat?

“Roma” suffered their first defeat in 2025 when they were away to Athletic Bilbao in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final.

The Romans had a chance to advance in the competition after winning the first leg 2-1 thanks to a goal from Eldor Shomurodov.

However, the match in Spain started very badly for Claudio Ranieri's men. Experienced defender Mats Hummels was sent off in the 11th minute. The German initially gave the ball to the opponent and then rushed to correct his mistake. The result was a foul, a last-ditch attempt and a red card.

“Athletic” defeated the Romans, who were one man short, 3-1. Eldor Shomurodov came on in the 61st minute. After the game, our legionnaire shared his thoughts.

- It's very difficult to play with ten men for 80 minutes. Athletic is a strong team. We gave it our all, we tried with all our might. We regret the result. The fans came this far.

This is football and everyone makes mistakes. We fought until the end for Hummels, but we conceded a goal in the last minute of the first half. It was a psychological blow.

We fought until the end, but unfortunately it didn't work out. Now we have to focus all our attention on the championship games.

- Could we have achieved more with 10 men?
- Yes, of course. Even when we were losing 0:1, we had a chance to score. But when you are left with ten men on the field, it's very difficult.

- Did Hummels apologize?
- Yes, he did. This is football, we all make mistakes. We are all in it together.

- How would it be to start all over again after such a defeat?
- In two days we have another match against Cagliari. We have to try to qualify for the European Cups. Even if it is small, we have a chance, and I need to do my best.

We are like a family. What we have done so far, I have to continue and fight until the end. There are still many games in the championship. We will see what the result will be in the end.

Eldor Shomurodov has played a total of 27 matches in Serie A, the Italian Cup and the Europa League this season, scoring five goals and providing three assists. Of these effective results, two goals and one assist came in the Europa League. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”