Atletico Madrid players spoke with Flash score after their 4-0 defeat in Pasadena against fresh European champions Paris Saint-Germain.
After the defeat against PSG, Javi Galan spoke with flash score in the mixed zone, starting by accepting the gap between Atletico Madrid and the new European champions.
“I don't think there is so much difference. We beat them in the Champions League. It is clear that we are confronted with the best team in Europe. The fact that they have won the Champions League, says it all. They are a great team, just like us.”
Galan also admitted that Atletico was easily defeated on the day: “Well, at 4-0 I think we were more or less surpassed. But I don't think the score was so true. In the end we were 2-0 on the field. We were already tired. It is difficult.”
The Spanish player does not come up with the question of whether the referee decisions have influenced the result: “Well, I don't want to talk too much about the referee. It is true that he had his hands full today, but whatever. We have to evaluate that for ourselves. But the truth is that I don't want to talk.”
Asked how he succeeds in playing in this heat at this time of the day, Galan said: “It is suffocated and difficult. We are not used to playing at this hour, but it is the same for everyone. We have to adjust as quickly as possible.
Galan is planning to reset and concentrate on the next competition: “We no longer have to think about it. We have to think about correcting errors and improving.”
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Oblak: “We must congratulate them”
Then there was Jan Oblak, the goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid who was defeated four times last night. He spoke about the heat that influenced the game: “Yes, I think we are disappointed. It was a difficult time to play, but if they asked us, we could do it as well. They have shown that they were better, that they were superior.
“We have to congratulate them; I think they are the strongest team in the world.”
During the match, Oblak said: “I think we missed a lot in the first half. Well, we were not comfortable, we didn't use the ball, they pressed us a lot, they walked a lot, they were faster than we were.
“And in the second half we played a little better, although we were pressed, and we scored, but for me we can do it much better, we did it earlier and we have to do it again.”
Koke looks ahead
Atleti Captain Koke also appeared in the mixed zone. His mistake was the reason why the only purpose of Atletico was excluded by VAR.
“I saw a lot of little pushes, many light contacts that were whistling against us. The referee decided like that, and there is nothing that we can do now,” the Spanish player, who then added: “We got a caution for every mistake. Prafe or not, I let you play. We tried to play.
Koke then looked ahead to the upcoming decisive games: “These games are decided on details. If you stand in front of the goal, you have to score. And for defense you have to give everything. Today we did not have the right opportunities to score. That is where you make the difference.
Koke's conclusion about the quality of PSG: “We know very well how strong they are, how they play, what they can do. For me, if it is not the strongest team in the world, it is definitely one of the best teams. And even the small episodes have all gone to their advantage today.”