"We have been a little bit under pressure and for us not to play the Champions League and with the players who left, that pressure would've increased, understandably.
"Since the beginning of the season, I feel a very strong, determined attitude within the team."
"We responded in a very positive way, even being down 1-0. I'm very happy because we kept our composure. We kept dominating, playing the football we want to play."
"We live in a society where everybody has an opinion on everything. I'm like somebody who flies a plane for 30 years and I have to accept that somebody can come into the cockpit and thinks he can fly the plane better than I do.
"But that's part of our job and we have to accept that.
"I just would like to say that the club is in overall a very strong position because, for 15 years on the trot, we play in the Champions League.
"We have a new stadium and a fantastic training ground, a very good financial situation and a very strong team.
"Sometimes you have to take a distance a little bit with the 'catastrophism' that looks to be needed."