What did you think of the expulsion of Gabriel Paulista?: “We have all seen it. The tension of the match… He lost… It was not correct. It was a clear red card, a late entry as a result of anger. He left us with one less. The match was extremely complicated, but yes At the Bernabéu it’s already difficult with eleven, impossible with ten”.
Until Asensio’s goal, the team had a good defensive feeling. Is the key now to build from behind?: “We came to a complicated scenario. Real Madrid always generates chances for you. We have to start growing from defensive solidity. We try to be organized and close spaces inside, but Madrid have resources. Madrid was superior and in the second half, after Asensio’s great goal, we got messy. But yes, the team has made an effort and the difference in the score and Madrid’s deserving of winning there is no doubt, but we have to start growing from there. Not all the teams we are going to face have the level of Madrid. On Sunday we have another game. We knew where we were coming from.”
Gattuso had been playing with a 4-3-3 and has made a slight change..: “We have tried to form a 4-2-3-1 to defend with more help. We have to find the balance for when we don’t have the ball, at least have expectations of being able to score. If we have to take this match as a reference, I think it doesn’t work, because we have to hold on to the things that we have to improve against rivals with less talent. This defeat does not have to make us lose our goal and our north”.