Diego Martínez: “The emotional legacy that this team is going to leave is brutal”

Sensations. “It is a mixture of feelings for the disappointment of the game that we just lost, but with tremendous pride. Granada have competed at their best level. You have to be very successful and that has not happened. You are proud of these players. The team deserved that goal in the second half. He has respected their values ​​and identity until the last second ”.

Manchester. “It is our success that everyone feels that Granada could make it through the tie. That is why I am so proud of this team, but when you are not effective it is very difficult. The goal, the penalty in a slightly strange play, that goal so early that it forces us to row. But we have risen. It's our 50th game of the season and our 15th in the Europa League. The journey has been unforgettable and respecting our values ​​and identity ”.

He addressed his footballers one by one. “I stay with the people around me for believing in the impossible. Because reaching the quarterfinals nobody thought about it and together we have achieved it. The team has given a magnificent image and we have played at our best level. You come here and it is a club so different from us and that we have competed with this dignity and pride. I am grateful to each and every one of the players because they have made us very happy to come here against one of the best teams in the world. The emotional reward that we leave to our fans is worth a lot ”.

Party plan. “I would like to thank these players from the bottom of my heart because I cannot blame them for anything. We have lacked efficiency. We have deserved a goal. And the feeling that we deserved to go through the tie against a team like United. The team has fallen with its head high and competing until the last second. This puts him ahead of last year's semifinals in the Copa del Rey because this is Europe. The European teams already know who Granada is ”.

How does it feel to be the only coach to reach these quarterfinals? “The proudest thing I feel is of the people around me, both the players and the technical team. My cell phone is full of messages, full of pride, with head held high, of everything we have transmitted to the end ”.

Feeling of helplessness? “When you face such powerful teams, the quality, the physical talent, the coach… there have to be many favorable circumstances that haven't happened. The score for the first leg and the second leg do not reflect what happened on the pitch ”.

Do you feel like winners? “I think the emotional legacy that this team is going to leave is brutal for Granada's history. Unique and extraordinary. What these players spread and transmit. They are a great example. We have reached our highest level many times. This has to do with demandingness, humility, generosity. Soldier played with a blow to the rib, Kenedy with his ankle… players at the limit of physical fatigue ”.

Gonalons. “They have to do tests to see how he has his shoulder.”

Joys. “I feel identified with what I see and transmit even in bad times. This team has given us so much … “

Solskjaer: “Granada competed”

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United coach, praised Granada, a team he defeated in the quarterfinals of the Europa League, and said that they came to Old Trafford to “compete” and that they proposed a “physical match”.

“They put people upstairs and forced us to defend a lot. We made it 2-0, we kept the door clean and there were good individual performances. We are full of confidence for Sunday, ”Solskjaer told BT Sport.

On the semifinals, in which they will face Roma, The Norwegian said that he has not seen many of their games, but that they know that they defend very well, like all Italian teams and that they are in a lot of danger with Edin Dzeko. “Every ball that touches the area is dangerous,” he added.

“We are looking forward to the semifinals. It feels like a great Champions League crossover because Roma is a club with a lot of history and we have done well in the past against Italian teams ”.

“We are going for it to be in the final. If we can finish the season with a trophy it would be great ”, he assured.