"It's a shame. The team is sad because we had a very good run at the Calderon. We intended to win today but it could not be." began Juanfran when address the media after the game against Real.

The team is strong and we'll be in the Champions League next season

 

 The player from Alicante commented that "the result is unfair. Perhaps, at best, we should have drawn and I think it would have been as fair result for both teams. Their goal was offside, we had our chances but we could not convert them. It has been like that but we will keep working. The team is strong. It's a shame but the team will still be strong."

This defeat means that Atletico is placed in third in the table. Juanfran said "I wish we could be second or first. We are competing with two of the best teams in Europe. We are having weekly must-win games and it’s a shame we dropped one position."

The international fullback, "the team will be there at the end of the season and we'll be in the Champions League next season."

About the opponent Real Sociedad, he said that "They have a great team with good players and has had a great second round. They’ve proved to have a great team, but I repeat that, for me, a draw would have been fairer".

Finally he said, "We are saddened to lose because Atletico Madrid is not used to losing. And that hurts a lot because this team is always psyched to win. We have shown for a long time that only a win will do and so the team is sad."