MADRID, 11 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Sevilla coach, José Luis Mendilibar, wanted to highlight his team’s game in Turin and forget the 1-1 draw that they conceded in the 97th minute, with time already up, after being superior to Juventus and with the trump card still Sánzhez-Pizjuán to search for the Europa League final next week.
“We had a great first half, forcing the opponent to do something they didn’t want, we stole the ball, we scored a goal. In the second half we may have dropped a bit, perhaps because we were more tired or because they forced us. We couldn’t stealing so high. It has cost us more to scare them, which was the idea, not to go back,” he said at a press conference at the Allianz Stadium.
The Basque coach insisted on his team’s good game, despite the bitter taste of the draw. “We’re going to look at 90 minutes, not 97′. It’s a shame that they score a goal for you like they did, but these are football circumstances, but we have to be happy with how we played. At no time have we been scared, We have tried to dominate and play in the opposite field”, he pointed out.
“A shame about the goal but we have to be happy, even the result is good for us. It won’t be possible to speculate, with the 1-1 we will have to go win, with the atmosphere of Pizjuán, I hope it helps us,” he added, before to refer to the injury of an Ocampos who was being the best and who was substituted in the first half.
“Ocampos, the problem he had has not been completely cured, but it has not gotten worse either. Now he will have to rest for three or four days,” he confessed.
On the other hand, the coach of the Andalusians was asked about the referee’s decision to allow the last corner to be taken with time expired, where Gatti made it 1-1. “I have been told that the corner kick occurred after minute six given by the referee. If he doesn’t cut before that play, the normal thing is that he lets the corner be taken. The normal thing is to cut, but they were in our area and they didn’t know would see well by part of the Juventus”, affirmed.
“They are circumstances of the game, which sometimes favor you and sometimes not. Nobody would have remembered that play if they had not scored the goal. It is better to forget about that and remember the game,” he settled.