Friday, 11th April, 2014
Valencia striker Paco Alcacer has revealed that it was the best night of his footballing career when his side beat Basel 5-0 in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final at the Mestella last night.
Looking to overcome a 3-0 deficit from the opening leg in Switzerland, a hat-trick from Alcacer and strikes from Eduardo Vargas and Juan Bernat ensured that the Spanish club progressed to the next round of the European tournament after winning the game in extra-time.
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“The aim was not to look back and look ahead. The aim was to score goals and we succeeded”, Alcacer was quoted as saying by UEFA’s official site after the game.
“Basel approached the match as we expected, defending strongly.
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“At the end of the first half we managed to score and that, along with the support of our fans, who were amazing, gave us a lot of strength.
“We learned from the first leg and it's best to forget the first half that we played there. We must concentrate on the victory achieved in Valencia and the attitude that we have shown”, the 20-year-old added.
Juan Antonio Pizzi’s side will now be put in the bowl for their last-four draw along with Spanish rivals Sevilla, Italian giants Juventus and Portuguese club Benfica later today.
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