“Everyone saw it. Once again, balls like castors. That’s the reality. We may have less than many, but when it’s time to compete, we step up. And that’s the summary. We were superior in the first half. After the stoppage—I hope that person is okay—it hurt us because we were playing at an extremely high pace, with incredible football up to that point. In the second half, they may have had clearer chances, but most of those—I’ll keep quiet… they come from the dynamic of decisions. And we got back up when the situation was at its worst, drawing on what we had left in the tank to snatch another point against another huge team.”
**Anger over the elbow to Kuki**
“I don’t know. I keep insisting I don’t understand the measuring stick. They have a lot at stake, but we’re not just going to stroll through matches. I haven’t seen any action on TV, and I’m not in favor of red cards, but in the first leg, Yago was sent off very easily with two consecutive bookings. We all saw it.”
**If he found the Castellón he expected**
“Yes. But I found a very good Ceuta in the first half, and they struggled, but in the end, they took a point. They had clear chances in the second half, yes, but those chances, as I said, come from a certain line. But you can’t relax against Castellón because they dominate many aspects, especially physically. They come out very strong in the second half. But the merit of this Ceuta will be hard to match.”
José Juan Romero and Pablo Hernández.
AD Ceuta – CD Castellón
AD Ceuta – CD Castellón
Castellón didn’t finish off in Murube
**Redru’s injury**
“He tore his calf muscle badly. It hurt us because we were doing exactly what we wanted on that flank. Diego came in, but he’s a center-back. I had him at Betis and he played full-back at times, but he doesn’t have the attacking ability or the ability to read the game from inside like Redru does, who also creates space for Konrad. It hurt us. We had a well-used route there. Now the left-backs are both injured.”
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