Samir Handanovic admits Inter ‘are not yet ready for the Champions League and didn’t deserve to go through’ after a 0-0 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.
While last season the Nerazzurri finished third in their group and went on to reach the Europa League Final, this time they are rock bottom and out of Europe altogether before Christmas.
Just like in 2019-20, three Italian clubs got through to the Round of 16, but Inter were left out.
Samir Handanovic admits Inter ‘are not yet ready for the Champions League and didn’t deserve to go through’ after a 0-0 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.
While last season the Nerazzurri finished third in their group and went on to reach the Europa League Final, this time they are rock bottom and out of Europe altogether before Christmas.
Just like in 2019-20, three Italian clubs got through to the Round of 16, but Inter were left out.
“It was a balanced group, I think we lost it both in Kiev and here. We could’ve done better, but there’s no time to cry over spilt milk, we have to focus on Serie A and the Coppa Italia,” Handanovic told Sky Sport Italia.
“Evidently, Inter are not yet ready for the Champions League. The points speak clearly, we won only one game out of six, that’s not enough and we didn’t deserve to go through.
“We had to score tonight, we didn’t, and frankly I expected Shakhtar to want something more than the draw, but they seemed content with third place.
“We know there’s a bad taste in the mouth after going out of the Champions League, but we can’t cry about that now, we have to focus on the next match this weekend in Serie A.”