Koke Resurrection, captain of Atlético de Madrid, expressed this Tuesday, after qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 0-1 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford, that his team is “very eager to to go far” in this competition, he reviewed that his team is reuniting “little by little” and highlighted Jan Oblak as “the best goalkeeper in the world”.
“Today he has shown it again. He has made two or three saves. He has even been the best player in the game more than me. I hope he will be with us for many years,” he explained in statements to ‘Movistar’ at the end of the match, after the celebration with the 3,000 fans displaced to Manchester.
“To continue in this competition is something incredibleespecially for our people, that this year we are having an irregular season, that little by little we are achieving regularity and being in the quarterfinals is something very important”, he explained.
“In the first leg we deserved the victory,” said Koke, who highlighted the “effort” made by the team “throughout the tie, especially in the first half”, noting that his team was “more lucid” than in the second. “We are the just winners,” he added.
Atlético has reacted after a season below expectations so far. “They are streaks. It has cost us to find the key, but we are getting it. It’s like the season is over and there’s a lot left. In the end, we are finding each other little by little, as we have been seeing in recent weeks, “said Koke, who is already waiting for a rival in the quarterfinals:” Let’s see what he touches us. To continue working. There are very important teams.”