"Nobody can say anything bad about a team who fought like we did tonight”

Diego Alves made several top saves against one of La Liga’s most potent strikeforces on Sunday night, but a late goal from an FC Barcelona midfielder sent his side to defeat at Mestalla. Hurt by the loss, the Brazilian still spoke to VCFplay after the game to praise his side’s performance and effort.

“That’s football. It hurts to concede a goal right at the end. It was bad luck that my parry away fell to a Barcelona player, but we should congratulate our players tonight,” he said before leaving the pitch.

“Our players had a great game and gave everything they had until the end. Nobody can say anything bad about a team who fought like we did tonight.”

“When you play against a Barça side like this, and have chances -although they do as well- you can be proud. They are a team with a lot of quality,” he added. “They generate lot danger and in the 94th minute they scored from a ball into the box. That’s football. We take away the positives from this game, we are a young team and we have to turn the results around now.”