The sports director of Sevilla, Monchiaccepted defeat with resignation, but left happy with his team and with the image offered at the Camp Nou.
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“Defensively we have been at a good level against a team that is in great form. In the second part we have been a little deeper, they have also reached us, but in these fields you have to be fine. More successful in the area in those cons that we have had”, said the one from San Fernando, who enumerated the occasions of his team: “We have had a very good one from Martial, one from Jesús Navas who has not been able to put it well on Ocampos , Piqué’s, and Augustinsson’s at the end”.
“Piqué’s could have been red”
Monchi was also asked if he saw any penalty in the penalty area Barça in a hand of Araujo. “Sánchez Martínez’s arbitration has been magnificent beyond the fact that Piqué’s could have been red and that he has not had the same standard with the cards to our bench (he sent off Pablo Sanz) and Xavi”, he explained.
Questioned as to whether the Barça victory goal, the work of pedri, It was a goal for history Monchi he did not hesitate to assure that “I don’t know if the goal has been a play for history, but it has been a great goal from a player who, possibly, will make history”.
Finally, he gave normality to the fact of having lost second place. “We are among the top 4, which is the goal. We have had the opportunity throughout the League to have a great campaign, but we have to continue and now we will have to push. Finishing fourth in the Spanish championship is not easy”.