Antoine Griezmann, who scired the second goal, analysed the match: "It was a complicated match on a difficult pitch. We’re back to what Atleti is. All the team is defending the rear very well and we had a clean sheet again. We’re also creating danger in the few chances that we have."

Juanfran Torres, who played in the second half substituting Vrsaljko, assured: "The other day in Las Palmas we started the year with a victory and today we have won our first one in LaLiga. We needed the wins to gain confidence.”

Kevin Gameiro commented after game that, "It’s been a very important match and our goal was to win. We know that it’s a difficult field, but during 90 minutes we have worked hard to win this match."