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Athletic Bilbao head coach Ernesto Valverde spoke on Wednesday (27th August) following the Spanish club's 3-1 win in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff.

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SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Ernesto Valverde, Athletic Bilbao head coach:

"It was a huge excitement for all of us. We have to acknowledge the work the players have done today. We can talk about the game, about if they scored first, we scored first, how we came back and all. But the truth is we have faced a team that played in Champions League last year. Last year we had 70 points. Today we have played an enormous team, and after today we are going to play against the best teams in Europe and we are going to play the most prestigious competition there is in the world right now. I think, me and the players, have to be thankful for living this historical night that everyone will remember. It's a very privileged position I have to live this next to the pitch, and to enjoy what we enjoyed today. Even though we suffered, because you always have to suffer in football. It's great for Bilbao and this team to be in the draw tomorrow, it's an enormous joy for us. I'd like all of us acknowledge the players merit in this, as I think we will."