Aguirre refuses to blame referee

In the dying moments of the match Liverpool were awarded a penalty that sparked huge protests from the Spaniards. Steven Gerrard admitted after the match that he understood their frustration.

“I never speak of the referees and I am not going to do it now,” Aguirre started.

“I was very far from the incident but the truth is that it happened in a minute and in a minute the match was changed. One must continue fighting though.”

He continued: “We did not get the reward but this point is not bad. We continue to recover our self-confidence and and today we took a step forward.

“The team has been professional, very orderly and have given off a solid image against a great team in a special stadium. The result could have been better but one must not regret anything.”