MARESCA & VEIGA react to UECL Qualification | Post-match reaction | UEFA Europa Conference League

and so a difficult night on the pitch but through to the next phase of the Europa conference League how did you feel tonight went uh I think it's quite clear we had first half four or five chances to score the second one I think if we score the second one the game is finished but uh then we concede and it's normal in this kind of game you know to to suffer a little bit but uh yeah overall we need to learn things but at the end we reach the target yeah obviously we we started well and we got the goal ear early on through Christo how pleased were you to see sort of that intensity from previous games come into this I was very worried about this game because uh this kind of games you know you have to be worried they are tricky game you know for them it's probably the game of the season and the environment the pitch so it's it's a tricky game and we start very well first half an hour I think the team was very very good on the ball and off the ball we we score and we create four five chances more that as I said if we are able to score I think it's finished then we concede and then at the end it's normal to to suffer a little bit and then we made a few changes at halim what did you ask of the guys as we went in level no I ask just uh to to to compete to reach our Target and I think they did uh they did all of them fantastic we didn't we didn't have any injury we give minus all the players so happy one of the players he gave minutes to was Tek George who made his debut tonight how pleased for you f very happy for him very happy uh we had also joshh aong on the bench unfortunately Arison was with us but he was not on the bench but so yeah we tried to give them some minutes of course as I said the most important thing is that we're now through to the the league phase of the competition how important is it that everyone else stays together going into Crystal Palace on Sunday yeah very important very important as I said also you know we now with the group we have five six more games so it's good that uh we can continue to give minutes all of them that uh it's it's the most important thing and I want to ask good word for the traveling Chelsea supporters as well tonight yeah once again yeah very good uh we we we we try to to do our best to win the game I think the the players they give everything and as I said we were very close now we need them on Sunday Ral a difficult night on the pitch but through to the next stage of the conference League how did you find it today hard game uh difficult game weird game uh you me hold it I can hold it weird game uh um difficult environment we knew before the game it wasn't going to be like the first half but uh yeah we won that's the most important we could have managed the game better in some sometimes to count down a bit but it's football and that's the beauty of the game we won we did a good job and we moved to the next game that is Crystal Palace and we move to to the next round of conference League we always knew it's was going to be a difficult game coming to Switzerland how did you find it on on your return different game uh they're very direct they're used to this speech not the best conditions but yes the team is uh how' you say they did a good job because we surviv and uh we go on to the next how pleased were you the the intensity to to score very early on and then try and keep the try and keep the result yeah we could have done better we scored one Zer we could have killed the game two Z three Z but we didn't and then we we had to survive and go after it and we did so good job the team yeah and obviously on the weekend we play Palace it's going to be about getting back in front of our own fans and and trying to get result yeah uh play at home in front of our fans we we we go back tomorrow to get ready again and let's go and I wanted to ask a word for the traveling fans who came out today all the way to Switzerland uh thank you so much always for supporting us the best fans and uh if they're behind us they give us a push always and we we this win is is for them

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