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We were the better side – Bielsa

By Martin Hodgkison

MARCELO Bielsa was insistent that the better team lost as Leeds were beaten by Charlton.
Macauley Bonne was credited with the game’s only goal when the striker, making his first start in the Championship, was in the right place at the right time to deflect a punch by goalkeeper Kiko Casilla over the line.
Leeds ended up with 71 per cent of possession and fired off 19 shots to Charlton’s three, but left London with nothing. Bielsa insisted that there was a huge gulf between the two sides that the scoreline could not mask.
“The difference between the t...

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