Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle overjoyed with win over Valencia- UCL news
Bayer Leverkusen striker Andre Schurrle is overjoyed with the victory of Spanish side Valencia in the UEFA Champions League. He hailed the team’s performance in the second-half and admitted that they can go far in the competition
if they continue to play like this. However, he also expressed his disappointment on the poor display in before the interval and hoped that the side does not repeat that.
Werkself, along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, are now the favourites to progress to the knock-out stages of the competition as they are placed second with six points from the three games played so far. They have recovered from the first match
loss to Chelsea and have won the last two games in the group stage against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863.
Schurrle was not happy with the performance in the first period and claimed that with that kind of display, they would surely not win a league game. He admitted that the side lacked in creating chances and were poor. But the player
was impressed with the side’s resurgence after the interval and insisted that the players returned full of confidence.
The German international stated that Valencia is one of the top sides in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 and the win has proved that Leverkusen is capable of beating any side in the world.
“If we play like we did in the first half, we couldn't even win a Sunday league game. We didn't show any aggression whatsoever, had no ideas, and didn't put any moves together. Our whole game was full of fear, but we can be really
proud of our second-half performance. With such an attitude you can win games against Valencia,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166 player admitted that Robin Dutt’s taking in the interval inspired the side. He added that the manager had a word with the players which brought back the confidence.
“At half-time the players spoke among each other. The coach also had a word, and then we changed the direction in which we were going,” the striker concluded.
Bayer Leverkusen will play their fourth match of the competition against Valencia at the Mestalla.
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