Advantage Beijing Guoan after hard-fought Champions League draw in South Korea
Pablo Batalla's late equaliser in South Korea puts one foot in the quarter-finals for Manzano's men
As expected, it was a tough game, especially in the first half after conceding. But despite the difficulties, we didn't stay defensive and we kept attacking and we missed some chances
Beijing, who have never advanced further than the last 16 in the continental club championship, slipped behind to a Kim Kee-hee header after just 13 minutes but Batalla's spot kick means the Chinese Super League side are now marginal favourites to advance.
"As expected, it was a tough game, especially in the first half after conceding," said Manzano. "But despite the difficulties, we didn't stay defensive and we kept attacking and we missed some chances.
"However, we were able to equalise with a penalty and it was a good game.
"But we are not celebrating yet as Jeonbuk are a strong side and we have a match next week in China, so we will not become complacent and we will look to win the game."
Beijing will host the second leg knowing a scoreless draw will be enough to put them in the draw for the quarter-finals as Chinese clubs continue to look to exert their growing strength on the continental scene.
"We came here wanting to win, as we want to win every game, but because we only had one defensive midfielder it was difficult," said Manzano.