Julen lopetegui, coach of the Seville, smiled at the end of the game that his team beat him Rennes (1-0) in the Sánchez Pizjuán. For the Gipuzkoan coach, adding the three points is a relief after the doubts fueled by the last two defeats in the League against him. Pomegranate and the Eibar.
“We played a good game against a good team like him RennesIt is true that he had two important casualties, but that he plays football very well and that he is second in the French league. We have created many scoring chances, but the important thing was to win. They have a lot of quality on top, with Terrier, with Doku, with Guirassy…, Which forces you to be very focused, but we have done a good job. We have been able to play in the opposite field taking care of those situations and the work of the boys is meritorious “, assured the Nervionense coach, who recalled that the key in the face of so many unconverted occasions was not to despair and be patient:” Insist, do not make mistakes, keep insisting and have faith. We have arrived in different ways, trusting that sooner or later we would achieve our goal, as it has been ”.
The coach does not believe that the group is determined with the triumphs of Seville Y Chelsea. “He Rennes they are a rival who will be fighting to qualify until the end, they are a good team and they will be there ”.
He also referred to the return of Kooundé. “We knew that he had trained well at home, he is a very disciplined boy in that aspect, but it was not easy for him to adapt to the situation, but he is a boy with significant maturity and he played a good game.”
Lopetegui defended De Jong, author of the goal, which has received criticism and which focused the debate on the team's lack of goal. “It was not easy to hook her and she has done really well, by boat soon. The important thing is to score, no matter what, always with the Sevilla shirt.
He also referred to the importance of each party in the Champions: “There are two games, everything remains and I think it will be an even classification because each game is different. Now we park the Champions and we focus on the Athleticthere will be time to look at Krasnodar“, Concluding looking at San Mamés:” Winning is always positive, now we have to recover very well because we have less than three days to face the next match. “