21.05.2011 21:01

Bojan: “it was a game to enjoy”

Anna Segura

Bojan Krkic began the fightback against Malaga tonight with his penalty strike just before the break and afterwards he explained that the match “would help me get back to full match fitness” ahead of next week’s Wembley game.

Bojan took the captain’s armband this Saturday - something he also did in the Cup games against Ceuta earlier this season - and although there wasn’t anything really at stake, he put in a complete performance over the full 90 minutes, something he really needed after the injury he suffered from over the last few weeks had kept him out of the team.

Feeling good

Bojan explained: “this was a game to enjoy and get in some match practice. I’m very happy with my performance and I am feeling very good ahead of the game next week. My aim is to help the team right up until the very last moment. It was a blow to get injured, but you have to be positive and now we have the Wembley final to come. I don’t know if I will play, but I will try and be there in case I am needed at any point”.

José Manuel Pinto

“We beat the record of away wins - that’s something else for our curriculum”.

“We are all excited about Wembley. We will all work hard and with a cool head”.

“It wasn’t a vital game, but it is always good to finish by giving a good account of yourselves”.

“I won’t be on the pitch at Wembley in person, but my heart will be out there”.

Marc Bartra

“I am very happy. I’ve helped the team to a new record of away wins and scoring a goal makes it even better”.

“I said before that tactically, this is very similar to the B team. We found it hard at the start, but as the game went on we began to adapt more".