SARABIA: "IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY WERE ONE STEP AHEAD OF US IN THE INTENTISTY OF THEIR GAME"

Hard hit, only moments after the end of the match, Pablo Sarabia appeared before the press following the clash against Spartak this Tuesday: "It is a particularly difficult defeat because we came to Russia with different ideas. In the first half we played well, but in the second half the effectiveness of the Spartak side got the better of us. We need to be clearer about being vigilant and come back after a hard blow. It is obvious that the opponent was one step ahead of us in the intensity of their game, and we need to return much stronger, at least equaling their level of play in this aspect". 

The rankings have changed dramatically, with the team now placing third: "We know that this is now a difficult situation. Today it was important that we took steps forward as opposed to backwards, but this wasn't the case. We leave today with the same objective - to go forward and qualify". Sarabia did not hesitate in declaring this his toughest defeat: "Without doubt, this is my most difficult loss yet with Sevilla. We were overwhelmed and we aren't in the best shape, but we must react. This cannot happen again, as a team we must move forward keeping this defeat in mind so that we can learn from it".