MADRID, 27 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Atlético de Madrid goalkeeper, Jan Oblak, described as “a very tough result” and a “cruel” elimination the farewell to the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen this Wednesday, due to the missed penalty by Carrasco in discount time, at the same while he admitted to being “very disappointed”.
“A very cruel way, it’s football, what am I going to say. In the second half we did everything to win the game, but I think that the previous games have punished us. We didn’t have that bit of luck that we needed, we tied with very bad luck. You can’t say much more, I’m very disappointed. It’s a very tough result,” said the goalkeeper in statements to Movistar Plus collected by Europa Press.
The ‘rojiblanco’ goalkeeper recognized that the fans “deserve much more” and that they “are sorry” for not having been able to give them the “joy” of qualifying. “We can only sincerely thank the support they are giving us, that they are supporting us after this draw that eliminates us from the Champions League. It’s incredible. He deserves much more. I’m very sorry. The team is very sorry, that we haven’t been able to give that joy and that we’re not going to continue in the Champions League this season”, he stated.
On the mistakes that have led to the goals of the German team, the Slovenian acknowledged that he has “punished” them although he insisted that it is “the fault of the entire team.” “We have lost some balls where we shouldn’t lose them. They have penalized us, they have scored two goals for us. We have started to play in the second half, we have done well, but at the time of the definition we have not been lucky, the ball has not entered. I’m disappointed. It’s the fault of the whole team, not individual errors. And it’s not the fault of this game, but of the previous ones that we should have done much more, “he added.
The Slovenian goalkeeper was optimistic ahead of the final group stage match against Porto and insisted that now the goal is to “improve” because “there are other competitions ahead”. “You want to win any match, we want to win the last one in the Champions League, it’s a shame not to continue in the Champions League, we would all like to continue, we have to win and continue because the season is long, they eliminate us from one competition but there are others ahead. To improve and win games, it’s the only thing that counts”, he sentenced.