Sevilla's coach, Julen Lopetegui, congratulated himself on Wednesday for having “earned the right to play one more game in this competition” after beating Valencia (3-0) in the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey at the end of a “Good game played against a good team.”
Lopetegui pointed out at a press conference after the match that “the objective was to be in the quarterfinals, the goal today was to go to the next round”, and highlighted the beauty of Sevilla's second goal because “it is not easy to see an action like that of 2-0. It was a complete play from the beginning and the end. It was a beautiful action. “
The Gipuzkoan coach, after the Cup match, also referred to the next match, on Saturday at the Eibar field on the twenty-first day of LaLiga Santander, and said that he expects “a very tough match” and also “different from today “.
“They beat us here – in the first round (0-1) and last year also in their field. Eibar is a team that has pressure as a flag and will force us to play a great game,” insisted Julen Lopetegui.