Luis Enrique was not too disappointed by the defeat: "The match starts with the same intention as always but with a rival who presses well, they are physically strong and they have prevented us from playing our football. We have been imprecise, nothing to do with the week. In the second half we came out better, but they scored against us as soon as we equalized. Easy is nothing. Football has surprises in store for you. I like the faith that the team has had. They have tried and then you can be better or worse, the coach pointed out.
Luis Enrique does not agree that he defended badly from set pieces: "The set piece thing is a cliché. We will continue to work the same. They have taken many corners from us and it is not usual. We have to work on it, we have the time we have. The final will be in Portugal and we will go to win. We depend on us".
The coach had good words for Marco Asensio and the debutants, Borja Iglesias and Nico Williams: "I always like Asensio. He was superb in scoring. It was difficult today for the attackers. Borja and Nico were very good. Nico is a player of overflow and quality. Borja of physical power and finesse. Very brave. I have congratulated them. The forwards are very demanding. It will be strange that they finish a game. They have been good in general", he commented.
Luis Enrique still doesn't know if there will be many changes in the eleven on Tuesday in Braga: "I don't know if there will be many changes. I have to value it and watch this game again. Everyone can play"-
"We played it in the last game in Portugal and it's what we were looking for from the beginning, so we depend on us. I'm very happy with my debut", explained Borja Iglesias, one of the debutants.
Another of the rookies, Nico Williams, was very optimistic: "This team never gives up and we hope to win in Portugal. Today was not what we expected. Everyone could improve," said the Athletic player.
"It can't be that they score us two goals from set pieces. In Portugal we have to go to win and that's what we're going to do," said Pau Torres, the Villarreal central defender.
