Koke: "We did what we had to do and got the win"
The player raised in the ranks of the club provided the passes and contributed to an important victory before leaving with the U-21.
The visit to the El Sadar stadium was very positive for Atletico after winning 0-2. Both goals were from Diego Costa, but it was Koke who provided the assists for the two goals from Brazilian. "We had to return to the dynamics of the victory. We fight every game like a final and it was important to return to three points. We knew it would be a tough game where we had to fight to get the three points. We had to watch for the second plays, we did and we have been able to take the match. The team has played well. We did what we had to do and we got the victory. In the last two games we had lacked depth and in this game we had it," he said.
The youth assisted Diego Costa in both goals and at the conclusion of the clash he praised the number `19 '. "He’s at the centre of everything. We have to keep taking advantage of it because he’s at a high level and that benefits us all." he said.
Julen Lopetegui decided to call up the young midfielder for friendly of the Spain under-21s against Norway and Russia and Koke is eager to do a good job with the national side. "You always want to keep playing and winning. Those of us going away with the national side are only think about giving everything and those who have the opportunity to res will do so." he said.
Atletico still third and in the fight for second place but Simeone's pupils continue with the same mentality as before. "The objective is the Champions League and we must continue looking for those points that we need. We look at the next game and are concentrating on Valencia," said Koke before getting on the bus with his teammates.
