Raul Albiol claims Napoli “deserved to be in the Champions League” and Serie A is “tougher” than La Liga.

The Spain international defender spoke to Marca about his campaign and the play-off defeat to Athletic Bilbao.

Raul Albiol claims Napoli “deserved to be in the Champions League” and Serie A is “tougher” than La Liga.

The Spain international defender spoke to Marca about his campaign and the play-off defeat to Athletic Bilbao.

“It was a huge disappointment for all of us. We made some mistakes and were eliminated. It was tough to accept the verdict because we deserved to be in the Champions League.”

Athletic Bilbao have struggled badly in Europe since qualification, drawing 0-0 with Shakhtar Donetsk and losing 2-1 at BATE Borisov.

“I learn something new every day at Napoli. It is a different football to Spain, as here you learn to suffer and need to really sweat to win games. At Real Madrid we often had the match won after 20 minutes…”

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