Ernesto Valverde showed his feelings about the draw against Granada after a first half where they had clear chances to score more goals. “This point leaves my body as if I have one more point and not three. In the first half we started with the goal yesterday and we had options to increase the lead. The scoreboard fell. We had a lot of option to create more danger, but we failed to identify very clear situations. We didn’t score we were punished and scored an own goal,” said the coach in the Los Cármenes press room.
The match was marked by the death yesterday of a Granada season ticket holder. “It is a sad tie due to the circumstances of the match, our condolences to the family of the deceased partner. We played, we had to clear our heads. Our intention is to win the game. We took so long. It started yesterday and will almost end tomorrow. We didn’t achieve our chances,” he added.
His team will be in a very good situation if they win. Txingurri does not look at the positions in the Champions League: “Before the game, we were one point lower. Nobody can add points that they did not get. We had very clear opportunities to have more advantage at half time, but we had the misfortune of conceding an own goal.”We did a lot to win this game,” he admitted.
“We lack finesse to define well because we have many chances. Three-on-three situations… We are a bit like that, we have to produce a lot to score later, we are a team that has to come and be on the opposite field to achieve things. We have to improve it, but this season we are scoring goals,” he added.
Beñat Prados He played his first starting game in the League: “He is a brave footballer, he can help us at the back and in the middle of the field. He can play on the wing, center back and in the middle. It’s fun to be with him. “He played a great game.”
Ander Herrera He was unable to play as a starter yesterday due to some discomfort, but today he came out in the second half as a substitute Ruiz de Galarreta. “My thigh feels bad. Since we have the background of the Barcelona match, I prefer to save it. He is good, he can help us, we have a problem in the middle. Go ahead”.
Source: La Verdad
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