Andrea Dossena Quotes After Napoli Defeated by Villareal

Andrea Dossena - Napoli Defender


"They found the 2-1 goal in a lucky fashion"
"It was practically an own-goal."

"We gave it our all, and we can leave the competition with our heads held high, fighting until the end. We knew it was going to be hard, but can take some positives out of this, as we know we can now take on anyone, even against an important team like Villarreal."

Dossena also refused to criticise the refereeing during the match, and turned his attention to playing Milan in a top-of-the-table clash on Monday evening.

"Us penalised? We must adapt to the referees that officiate the matches, and it is unfortunate for us," he added.

"The Milan players - if they watched this match - know that they will not have an easy time 
against us. We will give it our all hoping to take home all three points."
(goal.com)

Massimo Moratti Quotes After Inter defeated by Bayern

President, looking back, what are your thoughts on all the comments made about last night's defeat?

"I think it was a good game which could have gone either way, but it went in the worst way possible for us. Inter played well and we set up some great chances. Our biggest problem was conceding a goal in the last minute when there was no time to react."

Do you think Inter can make a comeback in the second leg?

"Inter must score one goal more than they do, then either it goes to penalties or we have won. So it's not impossible. To some extent it will depend on luck."

Compared with the Champions League final played in Madrid last May against Bayern Munich, did you miss Milito or Mourinho more?

"I was missing a centre forward who could give the team depth. Inter have had to change their game a little to suit this type of play. They expressed themselves well on the pitch and showed they could be dangerous, but it's obvious that this was a good opportunity."

If you had to criticise Inter last night, what didn't you like?

"I haven't had time to analyse it yet, but I must say that we were all disappointed with the result, though not with how the team played."

Did you like the team that Leonardo picked?

"It was the right team to play, I wouldn't have chosen a different line-up."

On Sunday evening Inter take on Sampdoria and can't let up, especially because AC Milan have to play Napoli...

"For one day we'll think about yesterday's defeat, even if it won't be easy. Against Sampdoria we'll have a striker like Pazzini and then we'll see."

Yesterday Julio Cesar seemed a bit unsure of himself.

"He's a goalkeeper who has worked miracles for us in goal, every now and again you can make a mistake. It isn't a serious problem."

Following the three defeats suffered by Inter, AC Milan and Roma do you think the state of Italian football can be defined as worrying, or are these three isolated events?

"We are talking about three different teams who played against different opponents, none of whom were easy. Whenever we lose everyone is crying doom and gloom, then, when we win, we are the best in the world. If we didn't take things to heart so much we might be able to move ahead more efficiently."
(inter.it)

[Quotes After Match] Round of 16 first leg Champions league : Inter - Bayern

Bayern Win the Game at San Siro : 1-0
Mario Gomez Scored at 90'


Leonardo, Inter coach
The goal came out of the blue as everyone was already thinking about the goalless draw, despite countless chances at both ends I think the defeat is unfair: we played against a tough side that moved the ball with accuracy and attacked up the flanks, but we covered the spaces very well. Gomez scored the winning goal – he hadn't done anything until then."

"Both teams played an open game and unfortunately we couldn't get the breakthrough, despite creating five or six clear chances. Anyway, I am not worried because I think we can win in Germany. It will be a difficult game for sure, but it would have been hard even after a 0-0 draw here in Milan."

"The players are beyond reproach; we played at the same level as Bayern and their keeper made several good saves. We didn't need another striker tonight, just a little bit of luck." (uefa.com)

Esteban Cambiasso, Inter Midfielder

"Bayern Munich kept possession well and that was one of their strong points, but we were able to disrupt that for long periods of the game. It was played at a high level and both sides had their chances to make the breakthrough. Then the goal came and that changed the match, which had been very even up to then." (inter.it)

Javier Zanetti, Inter Captain

"The final score hurts and it's a huge shame because I think we showed how much we wanted to win this game and how important the Champions League still is to us."

"Now we'll go to Munich to win," the captain promised. "We would have had to score a goal at the Allianz Arena anyway. And there's every reason to be optimistic about the second leg. We can take heart from our performance tonight: we defended when we had to and when we went forward we went close to scoring."

"There's no time for thinking about what happened. We have Sampdoria on Sunday and we know how important our league challenge is." (inter.it)

Louis van Gaal, Bayern coach
We must have had more than ten chances to score, though Inter had eight of their own. It was an absorbing gameand, in the end, we deserved to win. I had hoped we could decide the game earlier as Inter began to tire but we squandered our chances. It was a big step towards the quarter-finals but Inter are a very good team, as we saw today."

"Even this could have ended differently, but considering we were away from home we gained a deserved win. At half-time I told my team to gain better control of the game. In the first half we played like the home side but after the restart we improved, and I expected our goal to come earlier."

"I was always convinced about Thomas Kraft. He showed his qualities, his great reflexes on the line. He stayed very calm during the game and that was important to us. Luiz Gustavo played very well defensively, but has room to improve when it comes to speeding up the game when we have possession" (uefa.com)

Arjen Robben, Bayern Winger - Man of The Match

"We created some good chances and, with a little bit of luck, we could have scored a goal earlier, but sometimes you just have to wait for another moment and this time it came right at the end. We are very happy with the result. It looked as though it was going to be 0-0, but when you score at the end it's very important. It's my feeling that we deserved to win, because I think we were slightly the better side, but in the end it doesn't really matter if it's deserved or not. We have the win and the advantage and that's very good for us."

"We want to play football and we want to have possession of the ball all the time to break down our opponents. I think at times we played some really good football and that's why I think it was a deserved win."

 This is another match with two different teams, and different players, and it has nothing to do with the final, but we are very happy that we are in front at the moment.

"The return leg is going to be a difficult one; it's definitely not over yet. There's a long way to go and we'll have to be on top of our game again in Munich. We can't slip up; we'll have to stay concentrated over the 90 minutes and then we will have a good chance." (uefa.com)

[Quotes Before Match] Round of 16 first leg Champions league : Inter - Bayern

Inter & Bayern will meet again after Last Season Final.


Leonardo - Inter Coach
"This is a completely different moment and every game is a different story."
"This team has its basic structure but every game offers a different challenge. Naturally I'll start with the fittest, most on-form players I have available. The league is one thing, the Champions League another. We have various options at our disposal, although fewer than we do in the league"
"Yes, I watched the final in Madrid. Which side was I supporting? Whatever I answer could be interpreted as insincere. But I was cheering on Inter; I was supporting the Italian team. It was satisfying to see Inter win that match,"
"We've come through an energy-sapping period but we've recovered well and go into this Champions League game with massive motivation. What are Bayern Munich's strengths and weaknesses? Every team has them. Would I settle for a 3-2 win tomorrow? We know how it works in Europe. Unlike in the league, that wouldn't be the best result."
(inter.it)


Javier Zanetti - Inter Captain
"I feel good and I'm enjoying the moment: we've been very successful in recent years and we want to achieve even more success. I want to be useful to this team; I feel important here and I hope to make my contribution tomorrow as well."
"We have 180 minutes ahead of us; that's the main difference compared to when we faced Bayern Munich in May,"
"They are a different team to the one they were then and tomorrow will be a different game, but we hope to play as well as we did then. Bayern are a top team but we have to try and control the game and get the win; we must play as a team, be compact and then hit them when we can. We have to be careful not to let them have too much space. We're ready for them and we're aware of our strength. This is the Champions League: we want to progress."
(inter.it)


Louis van Gaal - Bayern coach
We can't compare a final with the round of 16. The team have changed, some players have arrived, some others left. Maybe some players are still thinking about that game, but everybody knows we want to win and last season's final has nothing to do with that. After [José] Mourinho left I don't think Inter changed that much. Some players are still injured, some recovered but that's not important, probably the only big change is the coach. The most important thing is that they did not change how they played. If you watched the final or if you watch Inter playing every week, they play defensively.


If I'm the coach of a team, I always want three or four creative players in my team and I don't want them to get injured. We were missing some of our quality players in the first part of the season but now things have changed – with them back we're doing better, you can see it in the results we're getting. Someone says our back line has problems, but I don't agree. Just look at the statistics.
(uefa.com)