Analysis of the encounter. “I can only be grateful to these players because there are 42 points with seven games to go. I remember that on the day one of you all asked me, as is normal, that being in Europe, if we would not be afraid compared to other modest teams that had entered Europe and had lost the category. It is spectacular. The team wants to win and has been true to its values regardless of the result. And reaching this point in the competition after 51 games behind us and all the adversities and the many obstacles that we have had to overcome, I think it is something wonderful. Regarding the game, we already said in the previous one that efficiency was going to be key. It was going to be a match where the exchange of blows could take place. It is true that maybe there have not been so many occasions, but the intensity, the rhythm and the knowledge that, although we were 2-0 ahead, Eibar could get into the game as it was. Much difficulty and equality. The team got it right. We have managed to score four goals and it is something that has a lot of merit because if in 35 years we had not been able to beat Eibar, it will be because it is very difficult ”.
Knew sufferedr. “We had not managed to beat Eibar in the First Division. We did it with a great result. In the first leg in Ipurua we lacked that efficiency. Except in a section of the second half where they pressed us, to win the games in the First Division and have 12 victories you have to do a lot of things. Being right, defending well, knowing how to suffer and understand what the game demands at all times and that is what makes that after 31 league games and 51 officials we have 12 victories (in the league), something that means that I can only qualify as extraordinary”.
The Super League to the fore. “Nothing to comment. I already said what I thought and felt and today is a very happy day for my team, for my club. It takes a lot of effort to be in the First Division, to have 42 points, which, although it is not mathematical, no team has dropped with this figure. This is the fruit of a lot of work, effort and determination. In our case, with the ability to overcome the multiple obstacles that we have had to experience and of all kinds ”.
Does it look already saved? Puertas has said that there is much to gain and little to lose. “If Puertas says so… He is a symbol of Granada, a very special boy and that enthusiasm and enthusiasm for winning each game have to do with players like him, who have been accompanying us since the Second Division and transmit that enthusiasm. It is a very good score and we want to continue scoring points and be faithful to what has brought us here to this beautiful situation. On Sunday we have a match against a team that is possibly one of the most fit in the League, such as Sevilla ”.
Seven points from seventh place. “We don't think about it. We never looked at the classification, last year either. We look at this moment that is unique. The season can only be described as extraordinary. Barcelona eliminates us from the Cup and Manchester United, which is a team from another dimension, from the Europa League. Granada has always been competitive. We have earned the right to continue competing. We look to ourselves to grow and improve as a team. Think little and do a lot ”.
He has surpassed the 69 consecutive First games of Joseito. “For me it is an honor to have this information on a personal level and to do it alongside an illustrious person for the club such as Mr. Joseito. It is a tremendous pride. Not as a coach, but as a technical team. It is the merit of all of us who make up the day-to-day life of the team. It is an important happiness ”.