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John Souttar spoke to the media after the loss to Lyon at Ibrox. Here is what he had to say.

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How do you reflect on that one?

It is tough speaking so soon after the game. Obviously we need to watch it back. They had quality players and they punished us in the end.

Does the Cerny miss and Lyon goal show the margins?

Yeah it is small margins at both ends of the park. I think we could have done better for the goals. As you say, it was a chance [for Cerny]. I need to watch it back.

Do you feel you can bridge the gap in quality?

Yeah. I think last week we performed really well in the same competition away from home. Tonight it is difficult, it’s a sore one, but we need to dust ourselves down and have a look and see what we can do better.

Does 4-1 seem harsh?

It is so soon after the game so you don’t get a fair reflection of the game. You need to watch it back to answer that question because when it is so soon you remember things, you forget things. I need to watch it back to answer that.

Three points from two games isn’t too bad?

Yeah it isn’t too bad but tonight has gone nothing like we hoped it would. We need to stay positive. We have got three points out of six.

Confident you can bounce back?

Yeah definitely. There are a lot of players playing in the Europa League for Rangers for the first time there or boys that just played last season. It is one to learn from.

What is required to compete with the top teams?

It is a difficult question to answer. I think last season we played against top teams and this season we played against a good team last week and done well. Tonight was an off night in parts, thought we done well in spells of the game. In other spells we were poor.

What is your take on getting into the Scotland squad?

I am happy to be in the Scotland squad. It is difficult to reflect on myself after the game because I am obviously disappointed after tonight.

Important not to overlook the progress of recent weeks?

Definitely. It is one night that we weren’t at our best. We can’t let it affect us going forward. We need to bounce back and do that on Sunday.

How has the partnership been with Robin?

The clean sheet run we were on was good. We need to get back to that on Sunday. We need to draw a line under tonight, learn from where we went wrong and get back to business on Sunday.

Key this doesn’t break the momentum?

Yeah, definitely. I think any club in the world is going to have bad nights and good nights and it is how you respond. I am positive we have got a group in there that will respond on Sunday.

What are your thought on St Johnstone?

The boys will just be desperate to bounce back. Whatever the kick-off was we will look forward to that.