Fabio Capello Match Quotations

If we had stayed 3-0 down the tie would have been all but over. Instead we're at 3-2 and there's still something to play for, even if the return match in Rome (on Feb. 1) will be a difficult one.

Parma were too aggressive in the first half, ... I knew that they would not be able to keep that pace all match long. We performed really well after the break. I picked up the right players and I am glad about the result. We were slow in the first half but we hugely improved our passing game in the second.

Lately we tend to make our life difficult, always starting from one goal down. Luckily, we took control of the match quickly and produced at least five scoring chances.

We could have closed out the match a lot sooner,

We could have closed out the match in the first half. At the end, when the game did open up, we showed how we are capable of playing.