"It was a tough one and being away from home made it more difficult.
"In fairness for most of the game we played well. There were some nervous moments and then the rain came and we were wondering what's going to happen, because anything can happen on a rainy surface.
"Just after half-time we started to get a grip of it.
"The great thing is we're bouncing into the (Champions League) final. We can look forward to it.
"If we'd lost the title today, it would have been difficult."