Roo, Ron devastated but Fergie blames shoddy defending

Updated on: 28 May,2009 07:38 AM IST |
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Cristiano Ronaldo and wayne Rooney admitted they were devastated after last night's defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final.

Cristiano Ronaldo and wayne Rooney admitted they were devastated after last night's defeat to Barcelona in the Champions League final.

"This is one of the biggest disappointments of my career," said Ronaldo.

"It is always bad when you lose a final. But we didn't play well. We did okay in the first 10 minutes but you have to say Barcelona deserved to win," said the 24-year-old.

Wayne Rooney was equally distressed. "It is a big disappointment but Barcelona were the better team.

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Meanwhile, manager Alex Ferguson slammed his team's 'shoddy defending' after their dreams of making history were shattered at the Stadio Olimpico.

Ferguson said: "In our best performances this season we have defended very well, but the defending tonight was shoddy. The first goal didn't help.
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It gave them the opportunity to keep possession. We didn't plan to lose a goal early and we didn't deal with it well enough. That was the story.
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To lose a goal like that was a bad goal. It was a disappointing performance and some individuals will feel it themselves."

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