Martinelli admits UCL debut was perfect | Interview | News

Having had to be patient to make his Champions League debut, Gabriel Martinelli admitted that it went as well as he could have dreamt.

The winger was forced to miss our opening two group games with a hamstring injury, but he didn’t waste any time in introducing himself to the competition by netting a sublime long-range goal to open the scoring in our 2-1 win at Sevilla.

And he was thrilled with his contribution post-match, saying: “Last night I was just in bed thinking about this moment and how it could be, and how I wanted it to be. 

“It couldn’t be better. I think we played really well, I scored and the team won so couldn’t be better. I’m so happy with the performance of the team.”

Gabi’s big moment came in the dying second of the first half, when our trio of Brazilians linked up to produce the first 45’s telling moment.

A pass from Gabriel Jesus sent him through…