Diego Godín stressed it was a “hard match” and praised the effort done by all the team. “We knew that the longer they lasted, the more it would benefit them. We played a great fixture, tried to win and ended scoreless, and that is positive”.

The team’s captain, Gabi, mentioned in the mixed zone “Atlético de Madrid has wanted to win the game at all costs, we leave with a bad taste in our mouths, but the qualifying round is still very open and we’re going to go to Chelsea’s field to win”.

Another of the team’s heavyweights, Mario Suárez, claimed that Chelsea is favourite but Atlético de Madrid is going to fight to get to the final. “They are favourite because they are Chelsea, two years ago they won the Champions and one year ago, the Europa League, in addition, they play at home; but any goal keeps us in the battle and we’re going to try to get to the final”.