RELIEF AFTER 1-0 VICTORY


Goalscorer Albert Luque said about the win against Juventus that "the

final score might look a bit narrow, but before the match I would have

loved to achieve it. It's a hopeful result for the match in Delle Alpi

although we'll have a tough time there. But Deportivo have shown again

that we're of a high level and against big teams we always play good

matches".


Luque explained that the motivation of his team was a key factor for

the win. "We were very much motivated and focused although it's difficult

to play at this level all the time. For the next match we should be more

careful although now it's up to them to take risks. Juventus played a good

match tonight but we were just excellent. We pressed a lot and we didn't

let them come into the match. It was one of those matches every player loves

to be in".


Argentinean player Lionel Scaloni also showed his satisfaction about the

final result and commented that "we're convinced we can make it to the

next round. All possibilities are still open but now we have achieved an

advantage. Beforehand I would have signed to achieve this result and there's

no reason to be sad about the chances we have missed. Of course we wanted

to score more goals. But like I said before, this is a result we wanted".


Winger Victor Sanchez stressed the fact that Deportivo didn't leak a goal

last night. "To have kept a blank sheet could be a key to survive the return

match and qualify for the next round". The ex-Real Madrid player added

that, in his opinion, he should have earned a penalty near the end of the

match. "I think it was one as I went for the ball while a defender of

Juventus jumped on top of me".


Jorge Andrade, again very secure in the defence of Deportivo, was of the

opinion that his team fully deserved the result. "And we're on our way to

the next round. It was great to score a goal here while they did not. But

now we must show that this win wasn't an incident and we're capable enough

to beat a quality opponent like Juventus. In the return match we should

hang on to this lead, but it will be very important for us to score a goal".


Finally, Deportivo president Lendoiro praised the players of his club while

he looked forward to playing in Italy. "It has been a good match in which

we had most opportunities to score goals. The sad thing is that we could

have sentenced the round here. While Juventus also had some chances it was

Deportivo having control over the match. In the end we achieved a good

result, although it wasn't the best possible". But Lendoiro knows that

the round isn't over yet. "And in Italy we should play like we did here in

Riazor and not to be satisfied with a minimal loss".