Rotation in midfield
“We had been building up fatigue. We thought Juanpe could give us a bit more and allow Izan to get some rest. That was the idea behind the change.”
Controversial decisions
“Was it a penalty on Joaquín? It isn’t, because it wasn’t given. If we start analysing every controversial decision, we’ll have to buy a plane ticket because it’ll get away from us. There were many incidents in the match, but we can’t focus on the referee. We have to think about taking 27 shots instead of 17.”
Analysis of the 2-1 defeat
“The first part of the second half was a bit harder for us in terms of pressing, but with the substitutions we adjusted well. Maybe the match was a bit flat. Even with a numerical advantage, we lacked a little to really hurt them. We were missing a little bit more in our movement of the ball.”
Match control
“Until halftime, we didn’t feel dominated. We weren’t bad in positional control. In terms of controlling the match, we were fine.”