Jan Oblak regrets the elimination from the Champions League: “The fans deserve much more, we are very sorry”
The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeon, recognized as “hard hit“The mathematical elimination of his team from the Champions League, after a draw (2-2) against Bayer Leverkusen that could have changed with a penalty in the 98th minute.
“It summarizes a little what our game was until today. Everything has cost us. Many of the games that we have not added we could have scored more goals. The final reflection with the penalty, it is stopped by the goalkeeper, the crossbar, hits Carrasco , it marks what this first part of the Champions League was,” he said in statements to Movistar Plus, which is collected by Europa Press.
The rojiblanco coach explained the bitterness from the Metropolitano with which Atlético said goodbye to the Champions, with that penalty that Carrasco had and that the VAR detected when the referee had already whistled for the end. “We are not looking for excuses, we lacked things to do but today the second half was of a high level, with a good game, goal situations, well-resolved counterattacks by Oblak, leaving the whole team behind”, he affirmed.
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“It makes you angry not to be able to direct at least the possibility of continuing in the next game with Porto. When the team delivers like today in the second half I feel identified. It is a hard blow, we did not expect it, we did not want it, it was not within our plans but it is. There are two ways to continue: either you take the side of the victim or the side of the strong to continue looking to dig where you can, “he added.
On the other hand, the ‘Cholo’ pointed out that they will go for the Europa League and acknowledged that they missed a good option this season to return to the round of 16. “We have to win in Porto because they will want to win too and Club Brugge will probably lose in Germany. We were left out in a good group to get through. Last year it was difficult for us too”, he pointed out, remembering the difficulties in Europe.
Apologies from Oblak
Jan Oblak, goalkeeper of Atlético de Madrid, lamented this Wednesday, after the elimination, “a very hard result”, with a “cruel way“, for the missed penalty with time already up, and considered that the fans “deserve much more”, while conveying that the entire rojiblanco team is “very sorry”.
“We can only thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the support you are giving us, that you are supporting us after this draw that eliminated us from the Champions League. It is incredible. It deserves much more. I am very sorry. The team is very sorrythat we have not been able to give that joy and that we are not going to continue in the Champions League this season”, he declared to ‘Movistar’ minutes after the end of the duel at the Metropolitano stadium.
“It was a cruel way. The second half we did everything to win the game, but in the end the previous games have punished us (the defeats against Club Brugge and Leverkusen, as well as the 0-0 with the Belgian team). had that little bit of luck that was needed. I’m very disappointed. It’s a very tough result”, continued the second captain.