The Madridsta has acknowledged his side’s finish as the winners of Group C to be remarkable and significant.
Spain’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xabi-Alonso-c37045 has expressed that it was immensely important for the Spanish national side to secure the top spot during the group stages of the Euro 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Del Bosque’s men claimed the number 1 spot in Group C following their 1-0 victory over the Croatian national team.
Although the match had a fair amount of doubt attached to it, the final result of the fixture saw the Spaniards defeat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Croatia-c2879 with a score of 1-0.
The two sides met on Monday at the Polish city of Gdansk, while Italy locked horns with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Republic-of-Ireland-c2987 on the other side.
As Italy emerged 2-0 victorious over the Boys in Green, La Furia Roja’s win sealed the fate of the Blazers, sending them home following an exit from the group stage.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alonso-c5254 stressed that it was important for the Reds to be the winners of Group C as it will help them proceed to the knock-out stages with a mental edge.
So far La Roja’s road in the European Championships has been quite comfortable, although signs of vulnerability are vivid as the side had to settle for a draw in their first game.
Even though they managed a 4-0 victory over Ireland, the challenge offered by Croatia proved rather difficult.
The Blazers took the game to the Reds and put up a real fight, as they created numerous chances in front of the goal.
However, it was the Spanish who had the last word as a late goal by Jesus Navas sealed the victory for the World champions.
Xabi Alonso has maintained that despite the win, the road has not been easy and that Spain are prepared for more challenges.
"Clearly, the important thing was to advance as group winners. We knew it wasn't going to be easy because Croatia are a good team and had chances to go through, too,” the midfielder told reporters.
"We managed to keep a clean sheet despite their efforts, and at the end of the day, the goal calmed our nerves. We have achieved great things in the not-so-distant past, but we also struggled a lot, you cannot forget that. If we want to repeat that [success],
it'll definitely be another hard task," he added.
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