Malaga midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barbosa-c7296 Valente, commonly known as Duda, was not happy with the late goal his side conceded against Anderlecht last night in the Champions League.
Malaga have already secured their position in the second round of the Champions League. Still they had the hunger and the determination to get all the three points from their encounter with Anderlecht.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Duda-c11697 scored two goals for his side but unfortunately it was not enough for the Andalusians to win the game at the Rosaleda as the encounter ended on a 2-2 draw.
Regardless, Duda has hailed the performance of his team and thinks that it was a great night for them. However, he was not pleased with the fact that his side conceded a late equalizer and could not hold on to their lead.
“We have done a great http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 here tonight,” he told reporters.
“We are happy with the performance; it's just a shame about the final goal.”
“The important thing though, is that we got the point.”
The Portuguese stated that the most important thing is that Malaga are through to the second round and didn’t ruin their record of staying undefeated to their first ever participation in Europe’s most prestigious competition.
The former Sevilla man concluded his remarks that now they can concentrate more on the domestic league.
“Now we can move on and think about the next League match.”
Meanwhile, Malaga coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini, has remarked on his team’s progress in the group stage and believes his side has shown what they are capable of.
The Chilean was surely upset about the two goals his team has conceded, but regardless said that he will not blame any individual player for that matter.
“We have shown personality in this group stage. I am not going to evaluate my players on an individual basis.”
Finally, despite their failure to register a victory at the Rosaleda, Pellegrini is satisfied with the outcome of the match.
“We conceded late goals in our last two matches, but despite that I still have a positive feeling.”
The Andalusians have not lost a single match in the group stages and have advanced to the second-round of the Champions League as toppers of their group.
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