Ferrán Torres, Manchester City player, expressed the happiness that prevailed in the Spanish dressing room after beating Croatia 5-3 and qualifying for the quarter-finals of the European Championship, allowing them to “dream”.
“We have to go game by game, but we can dream,” said the former Valencian player at the Parken stadium in the Danish capital, who asserted that the Spanish team is a team that trusts “a lot” in itself and will face the quarterfinal clash “with the maximum illusion and the same desire ”.
Ferrán Torres considered that it is being proven that Spain has a goal despite the problems of the first two games against Sweden and Poland: “In the end, when you work, you have your rewards, we are having it and it is being seen.”
Regarding the rival he preferred in the quarterfinals, he indicated that “the two teams are very strong, it is true that France a little more, but we are going to face the game depending on us, with maximum enthusiasm”.
He had words, like the rest of his teammates, of absolute support for goalkeeper Unai Simón despite the failure that allowed Croatia to open the scoring: “He is a great goalkeeper. it has been a specific error, the reaction it has had has been splendid. He saved us 3-3 with a very good save ”.
César Azpilicueta, Chelsea captain and also author of one of the goals of Luis Enrique Martínez's team, admitted that they had “suffered a lot”, but that after several tournaments without overcoming a tie they achieved it against the world runner-up.
“They scored two goals for us in seven minutes, but we were superior in extra time and we deserved to pass. The important thing now is to recover well, but he always recovers better when the match is won, “said Azpilicueta, who, regarding the future rival, considered that” both teams are very strong. France is the world champion and Switzerland has shown that it competes very well ”.
Mikel Oyarzábal, who closed the account of Spain, relied on “helping the team”, “he has to play or he has to stay out, or play for two minutes.” “It is about that all of us who are here contribute. All 24 of us want to play, but 16 play every game or less. It is very important that whoever is left out encourages, that the group goes far, not individual things ”.
He also sent a message of support and calm to Unai Simón: “We know that mistakes are part of football, and in goalkeepers, when there are mistakes, they are seen more. We trust Unai, in those who do not play, in all, it is the important thing. Very few groups will be like ours ”.