The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 striker gestured that he was disappointed that the Azzurri bowed out of the Champions League, but stated that he is “proud” of their achievement.
The Partenopei went into the second-leg of the tie leading from the first-leg 3-1. However, the lead was not enough to prevent Chelsea from advancing into the quarter-finals.
Everyone deemed Napoli as the favourites to qualify for the last eight of the Champions League, but a revitalised http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 were too much to handle for Walter Mazzarri’s men. They lost out 4-1 in extra-time
leading the aggregate score to be 5-4 in the Blues’ favour.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073 acknowledged that the total annihilation by the Stamford Bridge outfit was not easy to take, but maintained that their side left the competition with their heads held high.
Reflecting on the match’s outcome, the Partenopei striker remarked:
“Unfortunately, our Champions League ends here. It is difficult to swallow a defeat like this, especially after the great game at the San Paolo, but we must be proud of what we achieved in Europe.”
The Argentine is extremely impressed with the Azzurri’s run in the Champions League. He is proud of the fact that Napoli played against English and German giants in the competition, and were able to play
at their level.
While writing on his website, he further went on to state:
“We played on a par with world class teams like Bayern Munich, Manchester City and Chelsea. It was enormously satisfying.”
Lavezzi has been the most important player for Napoli in their recent run of six games unbeaten run. He was pivotal in their first-leg Champions League success at the Stadio San Paolo, helping the Napoli
cause with a brace of his own.
Despite being knocked out of Europe for the season, El Pocho mentioned that there are still chances of success in their domestic competitions, and stated:
“Now we will concentrate on Serie A and the Coppa Italia... we can rediscover our smiles soon.”
Napoli are vying for the third position in the Serie A, and are in close competition with Udinese and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 , who are fighting for the last place in the Champions League as well.
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