Julen Lopetegui, coach of Sevilla, has left the Krasnodar stadium satisfied with the victory of his team and the mathematical classification for the second round of the Champions League. The coach has downplayed the fact of getting the winning goal in the last minute of discount and in the last play of the game.
“This is of great value. It is very complicated because big teams are not going to qualify. Being already involved was not in our plans, but it is the merit of the players, who have overcome all the difficulties that we are having and that is how it has to continue to be ”, said the Gipuzkoan, who has analyzed the game in the following way:“ We have we started controlling well, we scored and were able to do some more. They came out very strong in the second half, we were sinking and we changed the system. We were improving when the draw came, but then we recovered, the goal came on time and we were able to win ”.
The one from Asteasu believes that there is no success without suffering in the elite: “You have to change the chip. In professional football you suffer and in the Champions League more. I always win by scoring at the last minute and you have to give it the value it has ”.
Lopetegui ended by talking about Escudero's injury and Rekik's entry into the field: “His elbow has come off and we don't know the extent of it, but it doesn't look good. Today it is not muscular, it is something of bad luck, but the injuries are punishing us a lot. It is time to wish it to be as little as possible, manage the staff and trust those who are there. Rekik came out in a difficult moment, without warming up and he did well. He will have to help us in that position and in others and everyone has to be prepared “