“I try to be in the area for those centers that arrive”

Luke de Jong was the great protagonist of this Sunday’s derby at the RCDE Stadium with his goal in the 96th minute, which rescued a point for Barça. The Dutch striker assured that “we knew it would be very hard but through the push we managed to equalize” and added: “If you look at the whole match, perhaps the point is somewhat insufficient on our part but for what has happened it ends up being good”. De Jong He acknowledged that “the level was somewhat lower than against Atlético, they made it difficult for us and we tried to create more chances by playing faster and it was a shame not to score more”.

Regarding his goal, the player on loan from Sevilla explained that “I try to be in the area for those centers that arrive and luckily I was able to score that goal that gives us a very important point”. In addition, he did not hide being “very happy to score”, although he could not celebrate it since “I went quickly to look for the ball to take a quick shot from the center and try to score one more goal.”

Regarding his role at Barça and the exit in the winter market that finally did not take place, the striker from 31 years answered: “I wanted to be here and help the team, people know of my qualities, I’ve scored some goals and although now I start from the bench, I’m happy to play for Barça and when the coach decides.”

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