Eli pelattiin siis kolmen keskikentän pohjalla?
Jep. Näin tehtiin. Jose asiaa perustelikin ottelun jälkeen näin:
"It was more important not to suffer at the start of the game than to attack too much given that we lacked some confidence and self-esteem. That's why I changed the lineup. Conceding a goal could have destroyed the confidence and self-esteem we had left. That's why I decided to use a fuller, more pressurising and defensively stronger midfield. It wasn't the day to play a great game or score many goals."
Kooste ottelusta löytyy
täältä. Albelda sai ottelussa hieman kyseenalaisen punaisen, joka näkyy myös tuossa koosteessa. Myös Mesut Özilin ilme tilanteen jälkeen on melkoisen 'priceless'.
Valencian pelaajat valitelleet ottelun jälkeen tuota tuomiota, mutta eipä ottelun tuomari pelkästää Realia suosinut, koska jätti puhaltamatta kaksi selkeää pilkkua Realille. Jose kommentoi tuomarityöskentelyä tähän tapaan:
"I don't want to talk about the referee, mainly because I can't, but also because, if I did, I couldn't just talk about Albelda's red card, but also about the penalty we weren't awarded, another possible red card and many other things."
