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MACHÍN: 'LET'S ENJOY BEING TOP AND APPRECIATE WHAT WE'RE ACHIEVING'

25/11/2018

Sevilla FC's manager did not want to look further ahead than the three points achieved this Sunday in Nervión, which the team richly deserved, taking them to the summit of the La Liga table

Pablo Machín was proud and satisfied with his players, who knew how to get through a tough match against Real Valladolid. 'All victories involve a degree of struggle, that's why we love football. Even though this win wasn't spectacular, we deserved to win. At the end, they threw everything at us, and we were afraid to lose the lead that we had earnt. The missed opportunities created uncertainty and uncertainty leads to chances for the opposition. But, everyone played their part well, we were solid and we deserved the win,' he added.

And as they always say, 'If you don't take your chances, you'll pay for it, but we were able to make sure we weren't punished for lacking the finishing touch. We dominated the second half practically until the end, which was a back-and-forth affair, where the team in the lead has more to lose,' he said.

Sevilla FC have now won two matches in a row at home, something that the manager thinks 'is very difficult, because of the high level of all the teams in the division. We're going to enjoy being top now, enjoy this good win and we'll have time later to talk about the difficulties we'll face in Vitoria and Valencia.'

The win and being top brings, 'on top of the satisfaction, the sense of calmness for completing our objective. We're going to enjoy these moments because other moments will come, when we'll have to be united and appreciate what we're achieving now, as a cushion when the difficult times come,' concluded Pablo Machín.