Ivanauskas - We Deserved To Win

Last updated : 09 August 2006 By Sam
"I am happy. It was an exciting game and, for me, the performance was important after we did not play as well in Bosnia in midweek," he said after the 2-1 win.

"The players showed they are very fit but it's not news to me as they worked very hard in pre-season and you can see it on the pitch.

"We deserved to win and we are now ready to face AEK Athens on Wednesday.

"Psychologically, it's good for us to beat the champions but the manner of the performance was important for us. We didn't play for the draw, we played to win.

"But there is bad news about Ibrahim Tall, who has hurt his knee and ankle and could be out for a number of weeks. It's bad news as we need every player."