We always try to win the game. Unfortunately, we didn’t win, but I think overall we deserve, we create enough chances between first half and second half. Unless the free kick, where the goal was disallowed, I don’t think we concede chances. But at the same time, we know how tough they are, how well organized they are, and this is the reason why they beat in the last two finals Liverpool and City.
“I don’t think [the shorter preseason had that much effect], because until the end, we compete. We try to win the game. I think we had some chances at the end, with Estêvão, with Andrey Santos. So that show that, probably we compete overall quite good. For sure, they already played I think seven, eight games, and for us — last week we played two friendly game, but we tried to share minutes. So the real game for us, the first real game, was today. But for sure, slowly slowly, we’re gonna be better.
“[…] I don’t think about June or May — when the title or the season will finish. I always try to speak, or try to think, about the next one, the next game. So for me it’s just about now, it’s about Friday game, no more than that.”
-Enzo Maresca; source: YouTube via Reddit