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Blaise Bourgeois·27 August 2019
OneFootball
Blaise Bourgeois·27 August 2019
Wolves have proven time and time again that they play at their best late in matches and they did it once again over the weekend, with Raúl Jiménez netting a 97th-minute penalty to earn a 1-1 draw against Burnley to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.
Though it looked as if the Clarets had secured all three points, Jiménez drew a penalty as Erik Pieters took him down in the box to allow him to step up from 12 yards.
Ahead of their vital Europa League play-off second leg against Torino, the Mexico international praised his side’s never-say-die attitude.
“That’s something that characterised us last season, we had to do it in all matches – fight to the end, until the referee says it’s over,” said Jiménez .
“We’re never going to fall down, we’ll keep working to equalise or win the game.
“When they scored something happened to us, but we knew we had very good players to equalise.
“I hit the same post last weekend and at the end the penalty was good. I had the calmness to take it and score.
“It’s good for me to take the responsibility for that kind of penalty, last minute, last play of the match.
“I have had penalties in finals so I have experience. I have to be calm and it’s good for us to have a point.”
Wolves secured a 3-2 win in Italy in the first leg of the tie, with Diego Jota and Jiménez both netting to add to a first-half own goal.
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