Huntelaar Pleased With Real Madrid Debut

New Los Blancos striker, Huntelaar, almost marked his La Liga debut with a goal last night against Villarreal and he was annoyed not to have taken his chance.

Jan 4, 2009 9:16:49 PM

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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, Real Madrid-Villarreal (Marca)

Real Madrid’s two winter signings, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Lassana Diarrà, both made their bow overnight in the 1-0 win over Villarreal when they played from the start.

While Diarrà had a typically solid debut as a defensive midfielder, Huntelaar was slightly disappointed with himself for missing a golden opportunity to score infront of the Bernabéu faithful.

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“I had some great chances and I should have scored, but their goalkeeper [Diego López] also made a great save,” he said after the game.

“It would have been marvelous to score as I would have liked a goal to thank the crowd for their support.

“But still, I am very happy that the team won all three points. It was a great night and there was a great atmosphere and I’m not feeling tired at all,” he added.

El Cazador (The Hunter) then spoke about his desire to be included in Madrid’s squad for the next stage of the Champions League.

“Of course I would like to play in the Champions League, but it’s not up to me. I will respect the coach’s decision no matter what.

“It will be a great game against Liverpool and hopefully we will be able to progress. But now, we must concentrate first on our next game against Mallorca,” he concluded.

The 1-0 victory over El Submarino has lifted Los Blancos into third place in the standings on 32 points, one behind Valencia in second but still 12 adrift of Barcelona.

--KS Leong, Goal.com

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