We weren't going to lose, especially not at home. That's when we play our hardest. We knew we were No. 1, and we had to keep it like that.

This is a really serious problem, we need a place where we can be, and where people can see us to pick us up for work. We beg the mayor, in the name of us all, to come here and solve this problem. It's a city problem, but he only sends the police to deal with it, and they just come every day to harass us and mistreat us.

I was ready for it. Once I got up there, I saw the first pitch good and I was like, 'This is the one, right here,' and that's it. I felt it right off the bat that it was going to go out.

Playing the first game at home, what it means and how important it is, is great for Villarreal supporters and for all of us.

That was the game plan. To come out here and play defense.

I think Uruguay played well enough to win. Unfortunately, we didn't play a good second half and we weren't able to sustain our level of play in the first half.