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“CSKA made my heart beat quicker than I expected'

The boss met the media after an eventful draw in Russia, which ultimately sent us through to the semi-final of the Europa League.

Here’s what he said.

on a difficult match in Moscow…
First of all I would like to say we played against a good team, CSKA Moscow, I knew that after the first game, and they showed that again tonight. They were mobile, technically good and gave us many problems. Secondly, you could see that when you have a big difference from the first game, it is difficult to turn up with the same urgency than if the difference is very small.