Date: 19 Feb 2010 Comments: 1

Rafa Benitez is content with a one goal lead over Rumanian outfit Unirea and even though we should have won by more, the fact is we did win and did not concede a goal either.

It was just one of those frustrating matches really, we never set the world alight and found it difficult to get in to a groove, but there were signs that we are still going the right way, something that Benitez also alluded to.

“We started really well and I was really pleased for a while,” revealed Benitez.
 
“We cannot play at the same level that we played against Real Madrid every game, especially when the away team is defending well.
 
“You have to take your chances and if we had taken the first one in the first minute it could have been totally different but we had to be patient and keep on attacking.
 
“We were trying, passing the ball and continuing to move the ball.
 
“I think we could have scored one or two more goals but that is football,
 
“The team was doing well in defence, 1-0 and a clean sheet is not bad.
 
“Sometimes when the other team is defending well you have to be patient and keep more of the ball and then we scored at the end.
 
“It is always important to score, especially in this competition, and not concede so we were waiting for this goal and were really please when we scored.
 
“It is not the best result but it is good. If we score one (in Romania) they have to score three so a clean sheet was important so we have to be relieved.
 
“If you ask me if I would prefer 2-0 then 100 per cent yes but you cannot change the score now.
 
“We knew they were well-organised and they were a good team so we were expecting more or less their style of play.”