Spaniard Rafael Benitez expressed as coach of Napoli proud
of his side's performance despite going out of the group stage of the Champions
League.
Napoli left last
night Champions League despite win at home to Arsenal 2-0, to become the first
team in history to come out of the tournament after the group stage, collected
12 points.
and Napoli equaled
with Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund on points (12), but direct
confrontations put it in third place, to move to the EUFA Champion.
Following the failure Benitez told the club's Italian
website, "I am proud of the big game provided by the team at home and in
front of the fans, we have demonstrated that we are on the right track after
what we have achieved before deducting the size of Arsenal."
Benitez and face thanks to the fans of San Paolo stadium
after warm applause to players after the game, despite the bitterness out,
expressing his regret over the loss of a third goal was give it a boarding
pass.
The Spanish coach praised the level of Napoli in general
during the Champions League, although he was "still at the beginning of
the project after the accession of a large number of new players and the
departure of others."
and about the
Champion of Europe League, in which he culminated with the last edition with
Chelsea, Benitez said, "It's an exciting tournament and a long and
difficult".
Benitez added "I
have won twice (with Valencia and Chelsea), I know its airspace well,
but we are forced to focus in future rounds of Serie A, we will come back to
talk about the Europe League in February."
On the other hand , Argentine Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain
Engaged in tears after his team's exit from the Champions League, despite the
win over Arsenal two goals without charge due to goal difference, stressing
that he does not believe that his team bid farewell to the tournament.
Higuain said a tearful Sky Sport "we did not do
anything wrong to pay for it, we have achieved 12 points like Dortmund and
Arsenal, it's the first time in the history of the championship team achieve
such results and come out."
Higuain added, "Some of the teams stepped up a single
victory and we are only 12 points were not enough for having gone
through."
The Argentine striker has continued in his speech, saying
"We beat Premiership leader and we made a great game, however we went out,
I cannot believe what is happening, I cannot believe we're out of the
tournament."