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Brighton boss De Zerbi relieved to take Marseille point: We must play better

Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi concedes they weren't at their best for Thursday's 2-2 draw at Olympique Marseille.

A late penalty converted by Joao Pedro earned Brighton their Europa League point after being 2-0 down.

De Zerbi said: "We are used to playing better.

"We have to play better. We need to play better. We can play better. But sometimes you can have a tougher period where it is difficult to play like we did one month ago, for example – or last season. But you have to fight anyway, and you have to get a result, and today we deserved the result.

“I think maybe we could have won the game, especially if we scored at the end of the first half. But I am really proud because we showed incredible character, incredible passion, incredible attitude, and to play football you need to play better. But you need to play with this character, this attitude."

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