SAMPAOLI: "IT WAS AN UPHILL BATTLE THE WHOLE WAY"

evilla FC coach Jorge Sampaoli had this to say about his side's loss last night against CA Osasuna: "It was an uphill battle the whole way. We tried every way we could to overcome squad fatigue with rotation. There were players that were playing whilst ill. We tried through to overcome an aggressive and rested team by being well-organised. We had a hard time generating anything."

"They struck a blow against us after we got the two equalisers. The second was lucky and they put the third in when we were on top. Their changes worked well and our defensive line was extremely worn out," he continued.

"We didn't expect this result, it hurts us. We hope to recover players during this week and to organise ourselves better," he concluded.