The pint sized attacker continued his impressive form on his return to the Iberian Peninsula, following up his strike against Levante with a goal in Malaga’s 3-0 victory over Zenit St Petersburg.
Mixture of youth and experience deservedly allowed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Manuel-c23383 Pellegrini’s Malaga to take three points from their UEFA Champions League group stage fixture against Russian Premier League outfit, Zenit St Petersburg.
Young Isco hit the back of the net either side of the interval with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Javier-Saviola-c18090 scoring the other goal in the 3-0 rout.
Saviola was understandably pleased with his return against the Russian outfit, as he scored his second goal in as many outings.
Reflecting on the fixture, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid attacker hailed the team performance which allowed them to continue their domestic form into the Champions League. Malaga are unbeaten in four La Liga fixtures and currently occupy second place
behind Barcelona.
“We have shown what we can do in the Champions League,” the Argentine striker announced.
Analyzing the fixture, Saviola claimed that Malaga’s early goal gave them the initiative and they capitalized on it with the high tempo. He added that Los Anchovies knew they needed a good performance and are pleased to get the result under their belt.
“We scored very early on and kept up an intense pace, as we were aware that we had to do well in the first game.”
“We were able to hold them off in the second half then, and we have proved we can beat a tough opponent like Zenit.”
“We have to continue to make this phase of the competition favourable for us.”
Saviola made way for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roque-Santa-Cruz-c31778 with quarter of an hour still to play, being warmly welcomed by the supporters. The 30-year-old shared that he is pleased with his performance, whilst also reflecting that it is great to have your services recognized.
“It is important people recognise the effort we put in, as we have now shown what we can do at the top European level.”
Malaga travel to San Mames their next La Liga fixture. The Andalusian outfit take on the challenge of Athletic Bilbao on September 23.
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