What did Shomurodov say after the goal that brought the Spaniards to their knees?

“Roma” continues to attract everyone's attention. The unbeaten streak of Claudio Ranieri's team in all competitions has reached 12 matches. This time, the “wolves” made a comeback in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

The draw for the competition pitted “Roma” against a strong opponent - Athletic Bilbao. The opening goal in the clash at the “Olimpic” went to the visitors' player Inaki Williams in the 50th minute.

Six minutes later, Angelinho equalized. Then Eldor Shomurodov, who came on as a substitute in the 71st minute, entered the game. First, Atletico player Yeray received a second yellow card for a foul on our legionnaire and left the field.

In the 4th minute of added time due to the interruptions in the game, Eldor Shomurodov left four defenders in the lurch and scored the winning goal. Shomurodov became the hero of the match and the best player.

After the match, the Uzbek player gave an interview to the media.

- What can you say about the goal?
- I'm very excited. The goal scored in the last minute shook Olimpico. The head coach demands that we fight until the end and give our all. We comply with the requirements, and it shows in these games.

The most important thing is not that I scored a goal, but that we won. Let's not get carried away with celebrating the victory, this is the first match, there is a return match ahead. Now we will prepare for the match against Empoli in Serie A.

- How important is Claudio Ranieri's confidence to you?
- We are one family and now everything is in order for everyone. In such a situation, everyone is calm, you feel confident, and the head coach gives us that confidence.

- You must have gone to Bilbao with different thoughts...
- Yes, but this is a dangerous result. However, if it had been a draw, we would have had to fight even harder. Now we need to be calm and prepare thoroughly to win the away match as well.

It is worth noting that after this victory, Roma took the first step towards advancing to the next round. Now, the return match, scheduled for March 13, will be hosted by Athletic. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”