Key games follow point win in Milan

Claudio Pizarro was overjoyed having made it 1-1 in the 62nd minute.
First Team
Thursday, 02.10.2008 / 18:02

If any one member of the team should blow the chance of a win, then please let it be Claudio Pizarro. That’s just how Inter coach José Mourinho saw it after the game: “I am still in touch with him...

If any one member of the team should blow the chance of a win, then please let it be Claudio Pizarro. That’s just how Inter coach José Mourinho saw it after the game: “I am still in touch with him, as I am with many of my former players,” said the Portuguiese trainer, who was quite willing to accept the share of the points: “Of course you could say that there was more possible here, but we have to live with that. We will definitely qualify for the next round of the competition,” boasted a confident Mourinho.

 

Werder general manager Klaus Allofs considers his side equally capable of making the next round: “I think, considering the way the game went, that we can be satisfied with the point here. A bit of luck on our side and that last chance could have seen us snatching away all three points. In saying that though, misfortune at the other end could have cost us the game. Quite honestly, the situation for Inter after this game is similar to how we felt after the Famagusta match. We were the clear favourites, had the chances to win but in the end had to settle for a point. This game is a success for us.”

 

For Allofs, the next two games are crucial to his side’s chances of qualifying from the group: “The point was very important but the absolute key to progression lies in the next two games against Athens. We can lay the ground work there to make things clear in the last two group games.”

 

One vital aspect for Werder in their plight to prove successful throughout the group stage of the Champions League competition is the ever improving form of Claudio Pizarro: “I’m still not quite at 100% but it’s getting better all the time,” explained the Peruvian, who levelled the scores in Milan with one of the three chances he had.

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