'We'll be back' - Rice addresses tough defeat at PSG

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice said the Gunners will “come back” stronger as a team after suffering a painful Champions League semi-final exit to Paris Saint-Germain.
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Declan Rice said that in football, as in life, sometimes you have to take setbacks to grow as a player and as a person. The English striker spoke to 'TNT Sports' after Arsenal suffered a painful defeat against PSG and were eliminated in the Champions League semifinals.
“It’s gutting, such a dominant start. If you score one of them chances probably in the first 15 or 20 minutes, then the game completely changes. It’s just the small margins in football. Two mistakes from us, two goals for them. With the chances we missed, it just felt like it wasn’t meant to be.”
“We gave it absolutely everything, this competition you’re either in or you’re out. Over the two legs we could've scored three or four goals to be honest but [Gianluigi] Donnarumma has been unbelievable and you’ve got to look at the small margins. It just obviously wasn't meant to be,” he added.
“In life in general, sometimes you have to lose a few in order to win and you have to overcome some of these setbacks to mentally grow as a person, as a player and as a group. We're growing as a team, as people, but we need to keep pushing and keep believing. This is why we play this sport, there are going to be setbacks along the way,” he told reporters.
"We’ll assess it, we'll be back. Three games left, it's been a really long season, we really, really wanted this one, but we keep pushing because this is why we play this sport. We want to win and do the best we can," Rice concluded.
“It’s gutting, such a dominant start. If you score one of them chances probably in the first 15 or 20 minutes, then the game completely changes. It’s just the small margins in football. Two mistakes from us, two goals for them. With the chances we missed, it just felt like it wasn’t meant to be.”
“We gave it absolutely everything, this competition you’re either in or you’re out. Over the two legs we could've scored three or four goals to be honest but [Gianluigi] Donnarumma has been unbelievable and you’ve got to look at the small margins. It just obviously wasn't meant to be,” he added.
“In life in general, sometimes you have to lose a few in order to win and you have to overcome some of these setbacks to mentally grow as a person, as a player and as a group. We're growing as a team, as people, but we need to keep pushing and keep believing. This is why we play this sport, there are going to be setbacks along the way,” he told reporters.
"We’ll assess it, we'll be back. Three games left, it's been a really long season, we really, really wanted this one, but we keep pushing because this is why we play this sport. We want to win and do the best we can," Rice concluded.
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