Koke
Resurrection, captain of the Atlético de Madrid, analyzed the game that his team drew against Lokomotiv of Moscow, on the third day of the Champions League.
The Vallecano said it was “a game of bad luck” due to the large number of occasions that they failed to achieve a goal, but considered that they cannot be “regretted”, but that they have to “continue.”
“The truth is that it was a game of bad luck, but we cannot regret it. We have to continue because the team has made a great effort to try to take the three points, but it could not be. In the second half they have locked up well, we have had chances: the stick, the goalkeeper, the disallowed goal, many plays “, he said Koke after the game in statements offered by the club.
The Madrid midfielder, who entered after the break instead of his teammate Saúl Ñíguez, said the team did “a great job” and was confident that the European results will come in a competition in which they have four points from three games: a defeat against German Bayern, a victory against Austrian Salzburg and a draw this Tuesday in Moscow.
“To continue, we are doing a great job, and improving in some things, but the team is strong, it is good, we all compete, that is the important thing, and the results will come, we hope to continue like this,” said Koke.
Atlético played its first game with an audience of the season on Tuesday, before the more than 8,000 spectators who attended the Moscow stadium with authorization from the UEFA and the Russian government.
“We would have preferred it to be in our field with our people, but at least some fans have accompanied us from Athletic“Said the Madrid midfielder.