Club Brugge won over Charleroi after an exciting match. Read all the reactions here.
Simon Mignolet: "When the ball came in front of his foot I had a good feeling about it."
"Fortunately, we didn't drop any points today. It was a difficult first half, but in the second period we improved and forced chances. We were helped a bit by the red card and the penalty kick, but it was still pushing to the limit. It's always difficult here in Charleroi, especially after a difficult game in Madrid. Also in the cup it was a stiff Charleroi, and it was the same tonight. We controlled the ball in the second half and looked for chances. Ordóñez does have a good shot, when the ball came in front of his foot I had a good feeling about it. Now next week we have to go full out against Anderlecht to keep those points at home."
Christos Tzolis: "The pitch prevented us from playing good soccer."
"We played well in the second half. We were dominant and put a lot of pressure on them. We still got the three points in the final and that's nice. The field prevented us from playing good soccer. It wasn't that easy. We always want to play our game and that's not easy when the field is not good. The opponent knows the field better than we do, so it was searching. In the second half, though, we were much better and more dominant, so I think we deserved the win. We didn't know the result of the Union match. We have one point less than the leader, but we are looking at ourselves. It's good that they lost points, but we have to push on now. We have to keep performing and then we'll see in the playoffs. We now have to shift the focus to next Sunday, to the match against Anderlecht."
Ivan Leko: "I think this was deserved."
"It was a very difficult match, as always here in Charleroi for any team. A lot of duels were fought where the ball was more in the air than on the ground. In addition, we also knew beforehand that the field conditions here were difficult (for any team), so we had to adjust accordingly."
"The first half was very difficult for us. We had the ball, but had difficulty finding depth. I also thought we were a little too passive at times, but it wasn't easy to play progressive soccer. They then scored on a second ball after a cross and then they could play their favorite game. They defended strongly and with a lot of power, but I think our second half was good. We put good pressure and passed the ball around well."
"Then at the end the winning goal fell and I think it was deserved because we were the better team the whole second half."
"From now on we have one more game a week and that does require a different preparation. We can go into more detail and both physically and mentally it will be different. Today it was very difficult to make the switch from the Champions League to the Jupiler Pro League. We did our best and in the second half you saw the Club we wanted to see."
"We are looking forward to the very important match next week. Both for us and for Anderlecht, this is always the match of the year. They are now in a good flow with two wins in a row. So it will be an important match, but tonight we will first enjoy this victory a bit. From tomorrow we'll shift our focus to next weekend's topper."