Ioannis Maniatis:
“I believe that it was our passion and will that characterized us tonight; we have really worked hard in these past weeks. We won the first final, there is one match left. We have to give our best in England and finish up with qualifying.
It goes without saying that beating such a huge club like Manchester United shows that we move to the next level and what we veritably want is to make our fans happy, because they helped us a lot and we would like to thank them very much”.
Alejandro Dominguez:
On whether he is the “conductor” of the Olympiacos orchestra?
“I believe this is an exaggeration; the team made a huge effort and we are glad for that”.
On Olympiacos greatest ever win in Europe:
“What we did tonight is a huge step; it is great to link one’s name with significant memorable achievements, but we have to carry on like that. Nothing is over yet; we still have 90 minutes ahead of us. We have faith and self-confidence and I believe if we continue in the same way, more successes will come”.
Kostas Manolas:
On Olympiacos greatest ever win in Europe:
“Definitely, this is a hugely important win. It fills us with confidence to continue this year’s campaigns and we hope to continue this way”.
On the fact that Olympiacos did not feel particularly threatened during the match:
“We have done our homework, our coach prepared us really well the previous week; we did the things we have worked on during training and that was displayed on the pitch”.
On the fact that there seemed to be no difference against an English side:
“I agree it didn’t seem to be; that was so because we have had a great pre-season and, in order to win such matches, we perform at 150%. Today it seemed that there was no difference in speed between the sides, and that’s why we won”.
On the meaning of the first-leg final score:
“it means nothing; we will go there to give a fight and let God decide what will be. Of course, we do have an advantage, but Manchester United is a huge club “.
Joel Campbell:
“My father was sitting at the stand, and that was my greatest joy; if my mother had also been there, I would have been happier. I went to find him and celebrate the goal together”.
On Olympiacos performance:
“We did what we had to do; we played in a massively offensive-minded way and thus we kept a clean sheet. We gave 100%, we were all absolutely focused and got what we wanted”.
On the return match at the Old Trafford:
“This score is very important for us, but we still have 90 minutes of football in their home ground. Nothing is over, the second-leg match will be a tough one; we still need on goal in order to say that, yes, no it is over”.
On whether we would like to live more moments like these with Olympiacos:
“I cannot talk about that right now, I cherish this year, we just won a crucial match and I want to enjoy that”.
Nelson Valdez:
“I want to thank everyone who gave me the opportunity of being part of this night and that’s what I was thinking of when came to Greece. Tonight we took a step but we have to keep on the hard work in order to fulfil our dream. My wish is to stay here. I want to be even better for the match against Panathinaikos and I want to stay here for a long time”.
Delvin N’Dinga:
On Olympiacos victory:
“Thank you for your compliments on a match won by the whole team. We did what we had planned; many believed that we would lose, but we put on an effective performance and earned this great victory.
It is just a good result for us that we dedicate to our fans. So, we can now have some positive outlook for the return match in Manchester. We have to work, prepare ourselves, produce our gameplay there as well and take out the best possible result”.
On his own contribution:
“We all fight aiming at giving 100%; that was what I tried to do as well. I tried to return my coach’s trust; we all have to become better”.
David Fuster:
“That was a great match. We were very good in tactics. We displayed on the pitch exactly what we have planned. We managed to hit Manchester United in counter-attacks. We are happy with the win.
The crowd was fantastic, creating a detonating atmosphere; and we give everything for this people”, said Fuser originally.
Then, he made reference to the derby match against Panathinaikos that follows “We will give everything to this match as well, we will fight just like we did against Manchester United”.
