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"We were far superior"

Quique Sánchez Flores highlights the good start of the team and the maturity shown during the 90 minutes

After two defeats, Espanyol won and did it so convincingly, as the white-and-blue coach Quique Sánchez Flores pointed out in the post-match press conference. "We said that it was a dangerous match in front a rival that would to do its best until it endured. We have done an uncomfortable game for them, with many arrivals and presence in the opposite field. The penalty made the game more complicated for them and with a player less is very difficult. The teams found spaces, amplitudes and we were much better. We played well, we moved the ball well and we were comfortable", said Sánchez Flores.

In this context has indicated that the team made "a very good start similar as in other matches. It provoked an expulsion and that has much merit. The expulsion influences, but it is not the first time that a team is stuck in front of ten”.

The coach has explained that placing David López in the centre of the field has been thanks to the recovery of Oscar Duarte. "We are happy for him. He is an important player and we gained the possibility of having an alternative", he said. Sánchez Flores has also had words of praise for Gerard Moreno and Caicedo. "Gerard is a player who looks at the team's commitment and will do well wherever you put it. We are happy for him and it is good that he continues to score goals. We said that Caicedo would improve the first round. He fights like his teammates and with a little more confidence he would have solved some plays more effectively. We are happy, because committed and on fire he is an important player", is finished.