Atmosphere

“With a victory you always focus things differently. Going to training every day, the atmosphere, the feelings of the team are very different, especially as we’ve proved to ourselves that this first win would come. A lot of work remains to be done, and we have to assert victory with good results”:

Victory

“I was eager to win. In the end, the sum of all individual actions will determine what we achieve as a team. Obviously, it’s always a joy to save a rival goal opportunity at an important part of the game. I was delighted, particularly for the crowd at the stadium”.

Confidence

“It liberates you. It’s not the same going through a bad streak in the middle of the season when you’ve had some good and bad games, as it is starting from the first match and seeing you’re not capable of winning. The situation is very different. This victory liberates and encourages the team a great deal, it allows us to trust in ourselves and believe we can achieve our objectives”.

Support from fans

“I’ve been with many teams and experienced many situations. In these moments I’ve seen people rebelling and showing their anger, because they love their team. In this case, our fans have been the first ones to show their support, trust and given us the peace of mind that we need to step on to the pitch free of pressure, and able to do the best job we can”.

Next rival: Villarreal CF

“All the help and any advantage we have is good. Of course, if they arrive at our game with a greater level of fatigue or injury from today’s match, it will be something we’ll try to benefit from. Everything happens because we do things well and prepare sufficiently for the match. Anyway, we know we’ll be up against a very demanding Villarreal, and we are the ones who have to set the level and demand of the game”.

Andrés Prieto

“He’s very good for the team. You have to think that the level of requirement from every player in every position is high. Nobody can relax. I already knew, even before his debut, at what level he’s at. I’m glad he showed it to the people too”.