Despite his anger toward the officials, Buruk was candid about his team's shortcomings. He acknowledged that Galatasaray failed to match the level required to compete with a European heavyweight, despite the heroics of his goalkeeper.
"Nothing went right in the match," he added. "Our choices, our wrong decisions during the game...you can lose a match, but we didn't deserve to win in terms of our performance. We needed to do much better, but we couldn't. We conceded 4 goals, gave away many chances. Ugurcan Cakir did a good job, but it still ended 4-0. I'm very upset."
He concluded with an apology to the traveling supporters, noting the lack of experience in his squad. The coach said: "We gave our fans hope, but we couldn't follow through. We are a new team; many of our players are playing at this level in the Champions League for the first time. We have few players who have played in the round of 16. I congratulate our players for their effort, but I also apologize to our fans."