Raul Garcia praised the team on progressing to the next round after a 2-0 win at the Calderon. "Valencia is a tough opponent regardless of the streak in league.” He also acknowledged that in the last few minutes "although we suffered we were conformable and knew what we were doing and what is important is that we won."

Atletico said that "we have reached a level where we can not allow to drop any points. We are physically fit and want to continue in this line," and stressed that "the squad is up for the challenge of all competitions, we are trying to do well and so far we`re going well."

Personally, Raúl García said that "the important thing is to keep going and getting those numbers, when I retire I’ll look at them. I'm happy to continue. I believe in the work and in the end we follow the same line."

Finally, our player confirmed that the base to his success is that "the team is going in the same direction. We all know that we must work hard, the games are tough and you have to be 100 % and the squad always gives their all. We have trusted Simeone since the day he arrived and it shows on the field," he said.