(interviewer) Mason, first of all, congratulations.
How big a win was that here tonight?
Yeah massive win.
We knew how tough it was going to be.
They're a very good team, but we've obviously bouncing back
from a difficult game.
I feel like we showed a lot of character
tonight, showed a lot of passion, desire to win.
And we knew the occasion, how big
it is to get off to a good start in a two-legged game,
but this is only half done.
This is only half the job, but it's obviously a good lead
going into the second game.
(interviewer) You mentioned character,
lots of that in abundance, but also professionalism as well.
Yeah, definitely.
And I think, the game management we showed today,
the experience that we have in the team,
I feel like that come through.
We have a lot of young players, but I
feel like we're experienced and we know how to manage a game,
even though it's a-- it's a big stage,
we stepped up tonight, all of the players as a team.
We was together, and we got the win.
(interviewer) Your all important first Champions League goal,
what does that mean to you?
Yes, it's very important to me.
I've had a lot of games in the Champions League over the two
seasons.
And I haven't scored until tonight,
so it was something that was maybe a bit on my mind,
but I never tried to force it.
I just let it come naturally and tonight, I felt like it did.
And that was in my mind as soon as I
turned to just get the shot off and try to get it on target.
And-- yeah, but happily for me it went
in the-- in the far corner.
(interviewer) Such an important goal is out there
with one of your best as well?
I haven't seen it back, but I feel
like it was quite a fluid move.
Obviously Jorgi's passing to me, and then turn and, finish.
It's an important goal for me.
It's first Champions League goal and it's in-- in a big game,
so it could be up there, yeah.
(interviewer) Talking of fluid goals,
quick word about your mate scoring that second one.
My goodness, composure, the finish, had it all didn't?
Yeah, I just said to him then after the game,
brilliant composure from him.
I didn't expect it to be fair.
I thought he was going to shoot as
soon as he got past the defender,
and he was one-on-one.
I thought he was going to try outside left foot or--
yeah, I didn't know.
As I seen him, take the touch and go past, I was thinking,
wow, he's gonna--
he's gonna put it in this.
A brilliant finish, and yeah--
I'm very happy for him as well to get his first Champions
League goal.
(interviewer) And I wanted ask you about the coaching from up
in the stands here as well, the squad players.
We had Thiago, we had Kepa.
They're so vocal and they're behind you
from the first minute to the last.
Yeah and obviously you sitting here,
you'll be able to hear them.
We can hear them on the pitch.
And it shows how together we are as a team
through difficult times, through times
like this, when in games, you can go through tough periods.
And we're all together as a team, people
on the bench, people in the stands
all shouting or trying to help everyone
and that's the-- the winning mentality we have.