ÓLIVER: "AT HOME WE HAVE AN EXTRA PLAYER AND WE WILL GIVE OUR ALL"

Jesús Navas, Óliver Torres, Yasine Bono and Nemanja Gudelj were called upon to speak to the press after the draw against Juventus. First up was the captain Jesús Navas, who praised the draw, a result which showed how professional this team is in every minute of the game: "We displayed a very disciplined performance. We scored the goal, we had more chances and they managed to grab an equaliser in the final play. We were good in attack and we could have scored another goal. It's a shame to concede the way we did, but we are incredibly excited for the return leg in our stadium."  

Óliver expressed similar sentiments, who despite being sad about the late equaliser, emphasised the impressive effort of the team: "When we got into the changing room the players were down because of the last minute goal, but we have to value the effort of the team and our impressive performance away from home. It's going to be crucial that we remain positive. At home we always have an extra player and we will give our all so that we can all be happy, that is what we want most."

Looking ahead to the return leg at the Sánchez-Pizjuán: "At the start they were dominant, then I think we got better. In the second half, they were dominant but didn't create any real danger. Now it is time to keep on going and get ready for next week. The best is yet to come. The atmosphere today was good and we await to see all our fans at home. Us players will also give our all."

Bono: "As players we feel the same as the fans"

Goalkeeper Bono also spoke, recognising the pressure our opponents put on us and didn't want the stats to flatter anyone: "We wanted to win the match and this only increased as the game went on, but we know that our opponents don't stop and it's never easy against them. The players come off feeling positive and excited to get back to our fans, with this mentality and faith that we always have in the Europa League. We have got to congratulate the players for that performance.

The Moroccan reinforced the same feelings when speaking about the magic of Nervión: "The opponent, as I say, have very good players that can cause you trouble within a few seconds, but we were careful today and we won a lot of duels in their half, as well as being calm in possession. We have now got to turn to Valladolid and afterwards the return leg. As players we feel the same as the fans. We know that May is a month where you can win trophies. That excites us and dream of getting through the next round into the final."      

Nemanja Gudelj finished by stating the pride he feels to be a part of this team for the hard work they put in today: "We have to be proud most about the first half, where we had chances to score more goals. In the second we gave them the initiative and they had control. We had to keep on playing as we did in the first half but even so, they only had one or two chances which we dealt well with. At the end, its not the best feeling we are left with, because that's inevitable when you concede in the 97th minute. However, we have to be proud of ourselves and this is a good result to take to the Sánchez-Pizjuán".

At the same time, he insisted that you always have to give your all to compete for this team: "For Sevilla no side is too big and we always have to give everything". Looking ahead to Thursday at the Sánchez-Pizjuán, he showed his excitement about being alongside the fans: "There isn't much to say, we know that they are going to be the twelfth players as always when we are at home, and we are already waiting for this match".