The Rayados de Monterrey players agreed that the 0-0 draw with River Plate was tough, but emphasized that qualifying for the round of 16 of the Club World Cup still depends on them and depends on a win this Wednesday over Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds.

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“We knew what River was like, that it was going to be a tough match, but the good thing is that it still depends on us,” said Monterrey’s Argentine midfielder Jorge Rodríguez.

Colombian midfielder Nelson Deossa acknowledged that the draw “is not the result” that the Mexican team was hoping for.

“We knew that we were going to have a tight match at times, we know the quality that River has,” added Mexican left-back Érick Aguirre.

The match established Argentine goalkeeper Esteban Andrada as a figure, decisive in neutralizing several dangerous moves generated by the Buenos Aires team.

“We know the type of goalkeeper we have, we are happy that he is regaining his good form and that will generate more confidence and allow him to continue growing,” added Deossa.

“We have a very difficult opponent, but we have to trust in who we are," said Rodriguez about Urawa, their rival in the last matchday of Group E, which is led by River Plate and Inter Milan with 4 points.

"We have to go out and win to keep thinking about the next stages," said Deossa.