Levante goalkeeper Aitor Fernández explained on Thursday that he was convinced that he was going to stop Enes Ünal's penalty, and that it served for his team to draw against Real Valladolid (0-0) in the 97th minute, and admitted that he has not thought “not a moment” about the possibility of being summoned with Spain.
“There are moments when you know that you are going to stop the penalty and it is true that he was very convinced that he was going to stop it. Vezo told me that he would stop it, I told him that I believed he would and that he came to the rejection and luckily it went well, “Aitor said in a statement on the Levante television channel.
The Basque goalkeeper explained that he believes that he did not penalize the rival player “with the little push I make” and was delighted to have left the goal at zero for the first time away from home since its premiere in Primera in February 2019.
“Yes, it is true that I hit with my foot but I don't think it is a penalty. The truth is that we had a long time without leaving the goal to zero outside the home and that they put me in the 90th minute and for me it was a bitch, “he said.
The discount penalty Aitor stops
In addition, Aitor said he does not think about a possible call from the national coach, Luis Enrique. “I see it as an award that if given, it will be welcome, but I already told you that I haven't thought about it for a moment. You have to keep working, you have to keep doing it well, add points and help the team, ”he insisted.
The Levante goalkeeper pointed out that with 42 points “I think we have achieved the goal of permanence” and explained that now “we must try to continue adding points to achieve that new goal that we have set ourselves”.