Julen Lopetegui spoke after Sunday's win in El Gran Derbi, describing it as a deserved win: "They say that you don't play derbies, you win them. We were worthy winners, it was an exciting game and we showed great character".
He spoke positively about the change in the second half, as the team again took the lead after the equaliser in the closing stages of the first half: "At 1-0, we were opened up on a few occasions, they scored a goal at a very crucial moment but the team kept their cool, and we were better in the second half, we got that second goal and we could have had a third. When we changed the formation, we suffered less, the change allowed us to keep attacking and to defend well at the same time".
"We are very happy with the boost that our fans gave us"
Lopetegui was keen to highlight the role of the fans: "We We are very happy with the boost that our fans gave us. We were not alone in what was an understandably hostile place, and I told the lads that the Sevillistas were behind us, with their willpower, their hearts, their minds. The win is for them".
Today is for celebrating the win, but the team must keep looking forward: "We have to enjoy the win and celebrate it, tomorrow we will start focusing on the Valladolid match".
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