Michel He has made it clear that Girona did not deserve to win and is satisfied with the draw. But it undoubtedly highlights the importance of this point in order to achieve the objective. And he liked that his players knew how to suffer and had a good mentality in the face of Real Madrid’s superiority. On the other hand, he is betting on the whites to overcome Bayern after speaking with some Arbeloa players.
What does the tie taste like: “It’s what we had to do here, because Madrid has incredible potential. It was a draw, but the feeling is one of survival. It was difficult for us, Madrid was better and had more chances, but the best thing is the mentality and the defensive work. One point and I’m happy for the players because they have made an enormous effort.”
Praise to his players: “I have told the players that the effort has been incredible. Playing as we want against a team like Madrid is complicated because they have a lot of quality with the ball. We have played a great game in defense.”
How you have seen Madrid: “For me the other day against Bsyern they played a great game. Today they had chances and the reality is that after 1-0 we thought it was going to be very complicated but I have spoken with some Madrid players and I have the feeling that they can turn it around. Madrid’s potential in attack is incredible, today they found themselves with less space than they would have in Germany and still they had chances. Today we played very far back, more than ever. I hope they pass for the good of Spanish football.”
The possible penalty on Mbappé: “I haven’t seen it, it was very far away, really. My player tells me that he is ahead in the play. Vítor has said that he doesn’t make any gesture to get rid of Mbappé. He says that it was a struggle and that he was ahead. It seems to me that there are many plays that are refereed outside of what the game is. The match was clean. I think there were very few fouls and there was a lot of playing time.”
