Statements by Pellegrini
 
“The most important thing is that we defeated a tough rival.  Valladolid always defend well and create a lot of danger in the penalty area.  I’m pleased we won against a tough rival.  I think we thought we might have an easy game, but we were wrong.”

“We were a bit worried as the pitch was in a poor state.  The worst part was in midfield and it was difficult for the strikers to gain speed.  However we scored two goals and had another three disallowed.”

“The team is now fully focused on the Champions League.  Nobody was thinking about AC Milan at all as we were concentrating on getting these three points today.  We’ve now got four days to rest before the next match, in which we hope to qualify here at home.”