Palma, Feb 5 (EFE).-Javier Aguirre, Mallorca’s coach, expressed his satisfaction with the victory (1-0) against Real Madrid, the fourth consecutive for his team at Son Moix and which consolidates him in the intermediate zone of table with 28 points, highlighting that “the penalty saved by (Predrag) Rajkovic consolidated the victory.”
«Today we had that dose of fortune (Nacho Fernández scored on his own goal) that we had lacked in some games. It’s not easy to save a penalty and it also helped a lot to go ahead on the scoreboard. The merit belongs to the players, “said Aguirre.
The “Basque”, despite the victory against the current League and European champion, said he was not completely satisfied.
«We have not played the perfect game because we committed a penalty and we did not know how to take advantage of two or three very clear counters. I have these plays on my retina. Madrid shot you 17 times, we on 2 and the goal came out, “he explained.
«You have to be humble in victory and defeat. We cannot deviate and believe ourselves something that we are not. We are walking towards the future and I will not be the one to stop the euphoria of the people and the dressing room, but calmly because no team has been saved with 28 points, “he added.
Ancelotti said that the match against Madrid was “the typical one when the rival is superior.”
«You had to read it well, redouble your efforts, close spaces because if you are disorganized against Madrid they can make you a suit, like the 4-1 in the first round (at the Bernabéú). We are powerful in aerial balls, with (Vedat) winning almost all of them and we must continue in that line and not get confused, “he said.
The vermilion coach insisted on his praise for Muriqi, who has gone six straight games without scoring: “I don’t see him anxious, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t score if he works like he does today, winning balls up and down. He is our Vedat and I don’t care about his streak if he plays like today”, emphasized Javier Aguirre.
