Assessment of the victory against Valladolid: “It is a victory of great value, of great prestige. Getting 39 points with eight days remaining for a team like us, in our second year in First Division, is extraordinary. In the midst of a tie as tough as United, we had so many games played since matchday one… The start of the game was very good for us, we had 15 minutes at a very good level, we had to hit the mark in that last third. Then there were phases in which they were better. They are a very uncomfortable opponent, with quality up, who comes out fast, and in the second half we were persistent, it was difficult to give the game rhythm and in the last minutes we deserved the tying goal and we had options to score a few more goals. It has a lot of merit and a lot of value. Mathematically it is not the goal of permanence, but it is a giant step ”.
Agonizing stay in Pucela for years: “Granada in Zorrilla has not had a positive balance. The rival is always complicated, they get ahead on the scoreboard…. I congratulate all the players. It is the merit of the entire staff. I want to highlight Quini not because of the goal, but because he is a great example. It comes from Second with us. He is not registered in the Europa League and his behavior is always exemplary, ready to help from wherever he is. He scored the goal and gave us the opportunity to score the goal that gave us three invaluable points. I am very happy for him, he has been injured for a long time and it is the first goal he has scored in the First Division at 31 years of age. Another piece of information about what this team is ”.
They enter the duel at Old Trafford virtually saved: “In the last few trips we have scored a goal. We came in a circumstance in which it is a tremendous effort to compete in a game against an opponent who risks his life in the middle of a tie against United. We have brought out character, personality, those values and that soul that this team has. That is what we are. We have a very good opportunity in Manchester to experience another unique moment, with the utmost humility, with the utmost ambition and without complexes. And that's what we're going to do”.
Do you aspire to something else ?: “This victory is a giant step. Virtuality does not exist in football. We have been rowing a lot since matchday one, playing three games a week, a brutal competition density, Cup quarterfinals, immersed in the Europa League quarterfinals in April, 49 games we played today … Our highest ambition is to try to win the next match ”.
Kenedy's low: “He is injured. It was the play in the match with Manchester in which we recovered in the rival field, he faces the goal and his leg is left behind. It is ankle. It is due to injury ”.