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ROME (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Santiago Solari was happy to be able to continue after his loss to the La Liga defeat at Eibar this weekend, beating AS Roma 2-0. and winning Tuesday's Group G Champions League.
The 42-year-old's first match as permanent manager of the champions of Europe ended in an embarrbading 3-0 defeat in the Basque Country on Saturday, a result that leaves Real in sixth place and six points behind the leader of Seville in La Liga.
Goals from Gareth Bale and Lucas Vazquez in the second half sealed a win that secured Real first place in the section and ended Roma's undefeated eight-match circuit, while easing the loss to Eibar.
"It was important to go forward and we did it, showing a sense of responsibility as a team and as individuals," Solari said. at a press conference.
"The matches last 90 minutes, we knew how to evolve in the game."
Solari also said that his team had responded well to a scare that had almost led them to halftime, when Cengiz Under had suffered a flagrant lack as a result of a mistake by Dani Carvajal.
"They had an incredible chance after an error on our part, which we talked about in the locker room, and in the second half we improved our accuracy," he said.
Solari also believes that Real, who has won the Champions League in the past three seasons and has 13 European Cups, should be considered one of the main contenders for this edition, despite his agitated national campaign, which led to the last dismissal of Julen Lopetegui. month.
"This is always the case, because of our history," added the Argentine coach. "It does not depend on how we played today or the other day, it depends on our 115. Real Madrid will be the favorite as long as no team will be equal to our number of titles. "
Real, who has 12 points, will finish first in group G, regardless of the results obtained in the last round of matches, because of his remarkable record against Roma. The Italians, with nine points, will finish second ahead of CSKA Moscow and Viktoria Plzen.
(Edited by Ken Ferris and Richard Martin)
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