Villarreal boss http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Juan-c19640 Carlos Garrido: FC Porto deserved to be in the final of the Europa League
Villarreal manager, Juan http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Garrido-c8443, has admitted that FC Porto deserved to be in the final of the UEFA Europa League. He also praised his side for the comeback in the second-leg after being 2-1 down and winning 3-2 in the end.
Villarreal lost to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276 poker (four goals) and won the return leg with a 3-2 score line, therefore losing
on aggregate.
Garrido heaped praise on the Portuguese opposition and claimed that they thoroughly deserved to win the clash. He stated that Porto were the better side and admitted that the Portuguese giants have been phenomenal throughout the tournament.
“They [Porto] won and they deserved it. I congratulate Porto, who have done a great job in winning this round. We fought with all we could,” the manager was quoted as saying in an interview.
The Spaniard revealed that his side gave their all in the return leg but the margin of defeat in the first-leg turned out to be too much. He insisted that Villarreal would have stood a definite chance of going through if the result in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 had been better.
The tactician also hailed the club fans for all the support throughout the tournament and acknowledged his players for a great win in the second-leg at El Madrigal. He thanked the fans for believing in the team and hoped to end the season on a positive note.
“We played a good game and appeared to be doing well with the fans. Today [Thursday] I saw the fans believe in the team. I appreciate the fans' support of the team,” the manager concluded.
Villarreal are currently in fourth place with 60 points on the Spanish La Liga table and are well on their way to play in the UEFA Champions League next season. The club has won 18 of the 34 matches played, drawing six and losing 10. They face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RCD-Mallorca-c40326
in their next fixture.
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