Match analysis

“The victory shows that we’re a mature team, a team that is maturing in matches. I believe this is what we were lacking at the start, that level of maturity, knowing how to compete, being a tough team to beat. Being 0-1 down we didn’t get despondent as we’ve experienced this situation so many times, the girls know perfectly well how to counter it. María’s goal came, she played a great game today, and then in the second half the match was more open, there were more imprecisions. The penalty was clear. I’m also pleased for Pamela as I know she hadn’t scored a penalty for a long time. She took the ball today full of confidence and scored, that’s why I’m happy. In addition, I’m still blown away by this team’s fans, I’ve never seen anything like this before”.

High-level match

“Villarreal are showing where they’re positioned in the standings. They’ve been playing together for a long time and their coach is great, a very good strategist and who manages the team very well. In the end, this is what I asked of my players, these are the games where we have to show we’re Málaga CF, we’re at home and we are the ones who have to take the reins of play. I think the team is playing better all the time, now we have prepared the information about the next rival and are ready to travel to Mallorca to try to bring home the three points”.

Feet on the ground

“We knew that when a team plays like this it’s very difficult to maintain a negative run of results. It wasn’t negative though, as we had drawn two games. Now the scenario is more favourable, it allows us to work more calmly, but always with our feet on the ground. You cannot be overly elated when you win a game, nor very down when you lose. I believe my job is to bring balance to the team, the coaching team and the fans, who are spectacular. I had goose bumps, I applauded, and everyone stood up. We’re very grateful to the fans”.