Hugo Duro: "The team has made a great effort and sacrifice"

Hugo Duro's opening goal was not enough to give victory to Valencia CF at Montilivi, and striker Hugo Duro spoke to VCF Media after the final whistle to give his thought on the game.

The result

“Girona go at you and they are a magnificent team. They have played like that all year. Until their first goal we made them suffer a lot. You had to run and run. We have to continue working on our marking in the area and if we have to lose, let it be with this attitude and sacrifice from the team -and not like in other games we have lost. It's time to keep working."

The team's effort

“It hurts because you leave here with zero points, after having done a great job. We didn't deserve to lose. The team worked hard and, in fact, some of us couldn't even breathe at the end. There are ways to lose and I'm happy with our attitude. I'm hurt because we didn't get the three points, and now it's time to recover because the Copa del Rey is coming up.”

His best season in front of goal
“It is the result of hard work, of taking care of yourself every day, having your teammates support you and being happy both on and off the pitch. You notice that a lot. Nobody believed in me, except Baraja, who gave me the opportunity, so I working hard was the least I could do for him. He gave me the opportunity and I had to take advantage of it. A thousand thanks to Valencia CF, to Baraja, and now it's time to give some joy to the fans, so let's keep working hard."