Blauw-Zwart eventually won 1-2 on the Osasuna field, giving themselves a nice starting position for the return next week at Jan Breydel. Ronny Deila was therefore a satisfied coach.
Immediately, the clever winning goal came up. "It was indeed an incredible shot," the coach gloated. "In addition, it was also nicely played out, with Maxim attacking space well. I am very proud of my players today because it was a very tough match. It was an incredible atmosphere here and Osasuna has a good team. Besides, getting a win in and against a Spanish team is never easy. The first half was maybe a little sloppy, but they also barely created anything. Of course we wanted to be better on the ball and many other things, but in the end only the result counts. They didn't really have any significant chances in the first half, in my opinion. However, we played a bit too slow and were too passive. In the second half and also already at the end of the first half, we had the ball more. As I said, it really wasn't easy today. We now have another win in a European move and at this level this is difficult. Consequently, we should be very happy with the result and also with the performance."
Is Club already further ahead than expected? "That is difficult to say, because last year Blauw-Zwart also did well in Europe and a lot of players from then are still there now. That experience is obviously very important, but it's not done yet. In fact, Osasuna is known for being a better team on the road than at home. Half the work may be done now, but we have to be ready for next week. Of course, we did put ourselves in a good position," the Club coach concluded. (TM)