We have proven that Celje can also defend ourselves

More than 6,000 spectators at Z'dezela Stadium witnessed a new historical victory for Celje football players. For 1-0 against Lugano in the eighth final of the conference league, Tamar Svetlin scored in the 23rd minute. The Celje citizens turned out to be defense and ended the game with more after the captain was excluded in the 90th minute Antonios Papadopoulos.

Coach Albert Riera He was pleased and believes that Slovenian champions can advance among the top 8. The return game will be Thursday in Switzerland. The winner will compete with the better in the Panathinaikos – Fiorentina duel in the quarterfinals. It was 3: 2 in Greece.

“It was a good show, I don't know if our best but good and definitely needed. Today we have not prepared to defend, but forced you a competitor. It is a team that tries to confuse you very much. They have three very open central defenders, if you press them, they also change positions. It is difficult for us when we play against such teams, but I think in a good sense, as it creates many situations where you have to think about who you will press. It was a match where we had to defend many situations, as the competitor played well. After the match, I got the feeling that it could be even better. But we did a good job, especially in defense, we showed that Celje is good in defense. We pressed well, we should be a little more patient and calm with the ball. We will need this next week, these last passes and situations where we got the ball and want to instantly hit, instead of playing another pass. We have to change this for the next game, « said the Spaniard on the Celje bench.