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Sevilla coach Sampaoli defends Nasri: I hope he stays

Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli was left frustrated by their Champions League defeat at Leicester City.

Sampaoli branded it the club's "most painful defeat" in recent years.

He said: "In the first leg we deserved a bigger lead. Today's result is undeserved, but football has these things. In this round-trip they resolve the details and we were worse than the opponent."

On Samir Nasri's dismissal, he added: "I do not know, but I hope that the quality of Nasri as a soccer player will continue helping us. He contributed a lot. I do not know about the expulsion. Because of the frenzy of the match I'm far away and I could not see it. He is a player who gives us a lot for us and I hope he stays."

Nasri is on a season-long loan from Manchester City.

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