The Atletico midfielder said the match held at the Estadio Vicente Calderon went as expected. "The two best teams in the league have come together. The game went how people expect and we're happy."

Gabi recognized that he is proud of this first half of the league, but is clear that "We like to go game by game. The team has had an extraordinary first round. It is very difficult to repeat, hopefully we can, but we'll go slowly."

As for the different styles of both sides, the captain said "that's the beauty of football. Each game brings different challenges for the players. We have more a defensive approach, they play the ball more. We go in to games with what we’ve got. It was a very clean game by both sides, there has been a lot of football played and I’m glad for it." Gabi concluded by assuring that "we have had a great first round but we were not there."