José Luis Mendilibar, manager of Osasuna, analyzed the match his team will play against Atlético de Madrid and said that “we’re facing a team with very good footballers that, recently, hasn’t been playing well and that’s why they are where they are. They have quality players and a quality team, besides a good manager. It’s not normal for them to be in the situation that they’re in. They can come out of their current situation but I hope that it doesn’t happen tomorrow. I hope that we’re stronger than them in all senses. I think the team is playing well enough to win this game.”

The coach of the side from Navarra is clear that “I’d like to see the same intensity I see in training and that I’ve seen in recent games. I’d like us to look ahead and for us to pressure them up top without looking back. That would mean that we have confidence. If we play without a base, it will seem to me that we’re playing poorly and that we’re paying more attention to our opponent.”