“We were dominating in the first half. If it weren’t for Akinfeev, I think we surely would’ve scored two or three goals. He was performing miracles in the first half. In the second half the game became more equal. They scored, then we conceded again, but there was an offside, and then Gustavo Mantuan got on the pitch and scored a crazy goal. What an amazing appearance!”

Before his goal there were five minutes of CSKA pressuring you. Did you feel that?

“We certainly did, they took the initiative a little bit and scored a goal, then started an attack. Also the substitute they made after the half time worked well.”