Deportivo La Coruna Coach Lotina Satisfied Despite Barcelona Loss

Miguel Angel Lotina, Deportivo La Coruña

Deportivo fought valiantly but were ultimately beaten by Barcelona, and Miguel Angel Lotina had no complaints about the result.

Speaking to Marca after the match, Lotina said, "It was more or less as we expected."

"The unknown quantity was whether Barca would relax at all. They played with great rhythm.

"We put in a great effort, but is not easy to endure them for ninety minutes."

He then analyzed his team's performance in greater detail, continuing, "I can't take anything away from the players."

"We are a team who works very hard. Barca were causing us problems when the second goal came.

"Guardado had a problem at the time, so we were temporarily down to ten men.

"Filpe had to cover Alves, so Pedro was left alone."

Finally, Lotina paid tribute to Barcelona, stating, "We were playing against a team who won the treble last year."

"It will be a long time before we see another team like this."