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Diego Simeone disappointed (Reuters)
Atlético Madrid ended their journey in the Champions League last night (Wednesday) in the most dramatic way possible when Yannick Ferreira Carrasco missed a penalty deep in extra time in a 2:2 against Leverkusen and sent the Spaniards home already in the fifth round.
Diego Simeone He said after the game: “The game sums up our season in the Champions League. The last reflex with the missed penalty, the hit on the crossbar and the hit on Carrasco sum it up. We are not looking for excuses because we were missing things.”
The coach continued: “It’s a hard blow, we didn’t expect it, but it happened. There are two ways to proceed: either you are on the side of the victim or on the side of the powerful. Carrasco played a great game, he’s back to his level. There are good things in this difficult moment and we have to keep fighting.”
Jan Oblak Said about the end of the game: “A very cruel way to be relegated, that’s football, what can I say. We did everything to win, but the previous games punished us. We didn’t have the bit of luck required. Just to say that I am very disappointed and this is a very difficult result.”
The goalkeeper added: “Any loss in the game can be dangerous. We lost balls where we shouldn’t have lost them, then in the second half we were better, but we were unlucky to finish near the goal. Disappointed, it’s the whole team’s fault. Not only this game, but also the previous ones.”
