Roberto Jimenez Gago
“I am thrilled with our team’s win. It is important to get an away win. I am also happy for my personal performance, but mainly for Olympiacos getting the 3 points. It’s not just about the win, but also for the final score that we have to make use of later. Yes, we will remember tonight’s match. It means that we did some things right and we have to go on like that ahead of the encounter against Benfica.
We run many risks. It is positive to keep a clean sheet. It does not matter who the MVP is, but to get the win. Right now, it is too early to start talking about moving on to the next round. I am glad the crowd cheers for us. This is a gift to us. I hope that we will go as far as possible. We have to keep on working day in-day out».
Javier Saviola
“I am happy because our team’s fans are happy and satisfied tonight. I want to thank our fans for chanting and supporting us without stop. Maybe, we should dedicate this win to them. I am glad for my assist to Mitroglou. Sometimes, it is the other way around. What matters is the team as a whole.
There is no such thing as an easy match. Whenever required, we remained concentrated in defense and availed ourselves of the opportunities given to us and scored at the right moment. We hope this win will help us next”.
Gaetan Bong
“We did what he had to do as a whole. Against PSG we played well, but failed to take out a good result. Tonight, it was the other way around. We kept a clean sheet in defense and we scored three times to earn the win. I had huge faith on the team and I was optimistic. We learned from our mistakes in the match against PSG and we fixed them.
Certainly, all encounters are important for us. Maybe we did not stage an impressive performance, but we manage to take what we wanted. What matters in such tournaments is the final result. Now, we will prepare ourselves for Benfica and on how to get a good result from that”
Ioannis Maniatis
“Tonight’s victory was a great one. Since the moment we came here, even during the warm-up, I could see in the eyes of my teammates that we really wanted this match. We took a top win and one of the largest in Europe like we did in the first half against PSG, my personal viewpoint is that we did not play that well as we did in the first half against PSG, but we conceded four goals against the French tea, while we score only three. There is a lot of room for our improvement and we will try harder. We are back on track to meet our goal στον στόχο μας. Anderlecht is not a bad team. We were lucky and we took the win”
On the match against Benfica, he said: This is another difficult match. We have to remain focused. Benfica has a strong home and good football players, but we have the capabilities to take a good result out, which will provide us with a lead on the way to Top 16”.
Last, on the point that determined that fixture, he said: I believe that the match tonight tilted to our side after the penalty that Roberto saved; and what a stupendous performance he delivered. He saved many shots and we have to thank him for that; this also applies to Mitroglou who also gave us a great performance. All guys helped taking the win home, and now we are looking forward to the next step”.
Kostas Mitroglou
“We wanted this win very dearly; from the very first moment. It is important that we won. Both teams played well. Many goal-scoring chances were created, yet we were the ones to convert them. I do not care that I was the scorer. I want Olympiacos to be victorious. We will be going to Portugal for a positive result. Every win is important and boosts our moral”.
