{"id":22330,"date":"2026-03-01T14:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T14:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/22330\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T14:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T14:33:09","slug":"inter-milan-switzerland-veteran-claims-there-are-no-excuses-for-champions-league-exit-but-accepts-football-is-like-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/22330\/","title":{"rendered":"Inter Milan &#038; Switzerland Veteran Claims \u2018There Are No Excuses\u2019 For Champions League Exit But Accepts: \u2018Football Is Like That\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yann Sommer delivered a measured and honest assessment of Inter Milan\u2019s UCL elimination after the Nerazzurri bounced back with a commanding 2-0 victory over Genoa, insisting there are no excuses for the exit while acknowledging the unpredictable nature of football at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>The Switzerland goalkeeper spoke to RAI Radio Uno after the final whistle, with the win over Genoa clearly providing some relief following the pain of the Bodo\/Glimt defeat.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2026\/02\/28\/inter-milan-2-0-genoa-sommer-pleasure-defence\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sommer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sommer<\/a> drew a parallel with how Inter responded after the difficult first leg in Norway, pointing to the Lecce victory as proof that this squad knows how to pick themselves up when it matters most.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very important match for us after the defeat against Bodo, just like the Lecce game was after the first leg defeat,\u201d he said, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcinternews.it\/focus\/sommer-a-i-rai-radio-uno-i-il-bodo-era-sfavorito-solo-sulla-carta-il-calcio-a-volte-e-cosi-1003758\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:quotes via FCInterNews;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">quotes via FCInterNews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe team did well, we defended strongly and had control of the match for ninety minutes. I am very happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Inter 2-0 Genoa \u2013 Sommer Makes No Excuses For UCL Exit<img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"648\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/afa33c7d047d01533130277bf7e96e47.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>BERGAMO, ITALY \u2013 DECEMBER 28: Yann Sommer of FC Internazionale in action during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and FC Internazionale at New Balance Arena on December 28, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On the Champions League exit itself, <a href=\"https:\/\/sempreinter.com\/2026\/02\/26\/yann-sommer-destined-part-ways-inter-milan-next-summer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sommer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sommer<\/a> was candid.<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged that Bodo\/Glimt may have been underestimated on paper, but was firm that the Norwegian side deserved their victory.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is true, but only on paper. We played against a strong team and over two legs we had many problems. Football is like that sometimes, we have to accept it too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He pointed to missed chances in the first leg as a key factor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had great opportunities and should have scored one more goal to go through. Away from home everything is a bit different, that is not an excuse, but it is the reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crucially, he praised the squad\u2019s response in the days that followed.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the week, the important thing was to stay calm and focus on the Genoa game, and we did well in every department.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the derby now on the horizon, Sommer\u2019s closing message was brief but pointed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward, now there is the derby.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yann Sommer delivered a measured and honest assessment of Inter Milan\u2019s UCL elimination after the Nerazzurri bounced back&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22331,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4624,12520,14331,9686,5117,3798,17,14500,5116],"class_list":{"0":"post-22330","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-switzerland","8":"tag-atalanta-bc","9":"tag-champions-league","10":"tag-genoa","11":"tag-lecce","12":"tag-nerazzurri","13":"tag-norway","14":"tag-switzerland","15":"tag-there-are-no-excuses","16":"tag-yann-sommer"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}