Courtois: "It's a very important victory "

Thibaut Courtois gave a brief analysis of the game. He admitted the difficulties the team had in the first half, but he said that in the second they improved for the win. "In the first half we struggled a bit. We started well but then they have created danger. The coach has changed our tactics a bit and well, I think I made some good saves, like the header from Kaka. We have held up well until the break where the coach has changed a bit the way we played. The second half was better, with less danger from them and we were better. In the end we have scored a big goal here was gives us the victory," he said.

One of the keys in the match, according to the Belgian was the change of tactics in the second half. "The coach at first played with two strikers Raul and Costa, then he changed to five in midfield and one up front. So we have had more control in the middle and it was much better for us" he said.

The first half Milan was very good and forced us to suffer to keep a clean sheet. "De Jong has created a lot in the first half and was danger. It has not been easy in the first half but we held up well. We have done a great job and in the end we won, that's what counts," he said.

Balotelli was one of the great dangers for the Rossoneri, but the Atletico defense was very solid and knew how to stop the Italian forward. "No player scares us. He is a great player but we knew how we had to defend and we have done well, as we have shown," he concluded.