Eric Bailly: 'The important thing is to advance from the group'

Beşiktaş's experienced center-back Eric Bailly made statements at the press conference held ahead of the match against Lugano, which they will host in the second match of the UEFA Europa Conference League Group D. Stating that he feels good, the 29-year-old Ivorian player said, "I am fine and I feel good. I am training well. We are also training well as a team. I can say that I am in good form. We are all good together. I am being well looked after here as well. I feel good physically," he said.

"THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO ADVANCE FROM THE GROUP"

Stating that their goal is to advance from the group, Bailly said, "First of all, we plan to take it step by step in the tournament. The important thing is to advance from the group. But our focus is on tomorrow's match. We are aiming for a victory in tomorrow's match as well," he said.

"CONCEDING MANY GOALS IS NOT A POSITIVE THING"

Expressing that they will try to concede fewer goals, the 29-year-old center-back said, "Of course, the situation we are talking about is a negative one. Conceding many goals is not a positive thing. We are aware of this issue. Speaking specifically about the last match, we did not concede any goals and won 2-0. I wasn't there, but even if I wasn't, my teammates who played paid great attention to this detail. At this point, we will listen to our coach and try to concede even fewer goals, or even no goals at all," he said.