"La Liga" leaders had to fight hard in England to reach a 1:1 draw in the first UEFA Champions League quarter-final match against "Chelsea." After the match in London, the visiting team's coach Ernesto Valverde said: "It is very important that we scored an equalizing goal in the match. The opponents may be satisfied with the result achieved and we must respect their chosen style of play. "Chelsea" players did not make as many passes as we did, but they applied pressure and caused us many difficulties. The away goal scored is not decisive, but it is important. In the end, it was a battle of styles - we tried to control the match and held onto the ball for a long time, while "Chelsea" tried to catch us on the counterattack. Willian hit the post a couple of times, while my players lacked some fifty-fifty chances. However, we capitalized on the opponents' mistake and achieved a good result," Valverde said. The second leg of the teams' clash will take place on March 14 in Barcelona.
