|
|
Real Madrid's Mourinho: Draw with CSKA Moscow 'not a bad result'
Los Blancos looked to be cruising to a fine away win in the Russian capital only to see Pontus Wernbloom pop up with a dramatic late equalizer for the home side
Feb 21, 2012 3:39:00 PM
By Mark Doyle
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was far from downbeat despite seeing his side concede a last-gasp equalizer in the first leg of its Champions League last-16 tie with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday night.
Los Blancos appeared to be cruising to a solid 1-0 victory at the Luzhniki Stadium courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half strike, only to see Pontus Wernbloom restore parity with just over 30 seconds of injury time remaining.
Unsurprisingly, Mourinho was not impressed with the concession of such a late goal, but the Portuguese remains confident that the Liga leaders will progress to the last eight.
"Without doing anything out of this world, we should have been able to score a second goal," the former Chelsea boss is quoted as saying by AS. "But it's not a bad result.
"I'm not happy but not too sad. This is not a drama. We did the same last year in Lyon [in the last 16] and we still qualified for the quarters. We can win at home."
Madrid welcomes CSKA to the Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg on March 14.
Los Blancos appeared to be cruising to a solid 1-0 victory at the Luzhniki Stadium courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half strike, only to see Pontus Wernbloom restore parity with just over 30 seconds of injury time remaining.
Unsurprisingly, Mourinho was not impressed with the concession of such a late goal, but the Portuguese remains confident that the Liga leaders will progress to the last eight.
"Without doing anything out of this world, we should have been able to score a second goal," the former Chelsea boss is quoted as saying by AS. "But it's not a bad result.
"I'm not happy but not too sad. This is not a drama. We did the same last year in Lyon [in the last 16] and we still qualified for the quarters. We can win at home."
Madrid welcomes CSKA to the Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg on March 14.
For all the latest action, check out the Fox Soccer Plus FREE Trial
Inside Goal.Com
-
RIGG: Anelka struggling against the current in Shanghai
Nicolas Anelka went against the grain when he moved to Shanghai. Now he's finding that coaching and gelling tactically is like swimming against the tide.
-
ROGERS: Bradley should command a bidding war among Serie A teams
Chievo is currently shopping the American midfielder and several Italian clubs have shown interest.
-
ISOLA: Neymar-led Brazil should be considered the 2014 WC favorite
Neymar was brilliant as Brazil easily handled the United States with early World Cup preparations officially underway.
-
LATHAM: Mexico using summer friendlies to build depth
With World Cup qualifying to begin in June, Mexico is using three U.S.-hosted friendlies to build squad depth.
-
McCARTHY: Harrisburg springs its wildest Open Cup upset to date
The City Islanders fought back from three goals down with nine minutes to play and won the game on penalty kicks in a stunning game on a wild night for the U.S. Open Cup.