Valencia manager explains what cost his side game against Real Madrid
Pako Ayestaran says officials cost Valencia three points against Real Madrid, after a controversial goal and red card.
I’m satisfied. I think that at this level Valencia can return to their rightful place. We were unlucky. The referee [David Fernandez Borbalan] and the linesman didn’t do very well. I can’t understand how you can’t see an offside, a metre-and-a-half. But we had chances and I think a draw would have been fair,” Ayestaran argued, AS reports.
“The referee has done what he’s done and confused everyone. He knows he’s made a mistake. What Rodrigo said, most of the time nothing happens, but this time he’s gotten a red card.
Valencia manager explains what cost his side game against Real Madrid
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“Did the ref’s mistakes cost us? If it hadn’t been for the mistakes we all make, we would have won, yes. We thought it would be a game of transitions in the second half and we lacked depth, we didn’t have people forward, then we wanted to change and we did more.”
“Next year? I care about today. We’ve got another game. Let’s see where the future takes everyone,” he replied, giving similar treatment to a question about a permanent move for Denis Cheryshev.
“That’s for [sporting director] Jesus Pitarch. My immediate future is the next game.”
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Meanwhile, Espanyol goalkeeper Pau Lopez insists that he is unfazed about Barca‘s fans jeers, due to his pre-match comment about La-Liga title race.
“It’s fun, it’s fine. I like people to pressure me. It motivates me,” Lopez said, AS reports, having been greeted with whistles every time he touched the ball at Camp Nou.
“It’s funny to say I stirred the game. I was asked and I said I didn’t want Barca to win the League. I didn’t stir the game. It’s normal that I don’t want our rival to win things.”
“It’s not positive. The second goal came too soon and that decided the outcome of the game. The ball escaped me. If you fail, you fail,” he added.
“It’s a derby, it’s normal there are rows. What happens in the game stays there. Everything is forgotten.
“We’re safe, which is what we wanted. The result wasn’t the best. On one hand we’re happy, but we’re angry for the heavy defeat. We were fine in the first half. Barca didn’t know what to do. We had chances. The second goal killed us. Individual errors cost goals, including mine.”