Luis García Plaza: “When I saw the ball go in I collapsed”

The Mallorca coach, Luis García Plaza, has admitted after the 1-1 draw against Sevilla at the Son Moix stadium, that he wanted to “die” after the goal (annulled by the VAR) by Lucas Ocampos in injury time: “When I saw the ball go in I collapsed,” he confessed.

“It would have been very unfair to lose this game, in which we played an incredible 80 minutes, giving a show with nine footballers who played in the Second Division last season; We had a great team in front of us and we didn’t deserve a defeat, “declared García Plaza.

The Madrid coach insisted on highlighting his players: “I am very proud of all of them,” he said. And he assured that they add “fewer points than we deserve” in the rankings table.

“We have gone through three ‘miuras’ losing with two of them (Real Madrid and Real Sociedad) and this will continue to be tough until the end; There is no other choice but to continue rowing, but if we maintain the average number of points (13) that we have in eleven days we are saved, “he remarked.

Asked about the controversial play of the annulled goal against Sevilla in discount, García Plaza stated that this play “did not see it”, nor did he see the action in which Jaume Costa was sent off.

He insisted, however, that losing today in the final minutes “would have been unfair” after the “great game” that his team did during much of the game.