In an interview with Inter’s in-house channel Inter TV, Borja Valero has thanked the Nerazzurri faithful for the support they gave the team during the 2-1 Champions League group stage loss to Barcelona.

“The fans kept us going right until the end, we have to thank them for that. We deserved to go through but we just could not find the goals to do so,” he explained.

“We were a bit slow with our play in midfield but our strikers were great at creating chances. The result is tough to take, but now the more experienced players have to help the younger ones understand that we have still got a long way to go and that we have got two big games left before the winter break.”