Fernando Torres, youth team coach Atletico Madrid, admitted that it was “difficult to accept” the heavy defeat suffered this Friday against salzburg Austrian (5-0) in the semifinals of Youth Champions League.
“It was a goal we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season, at first it was a way to stimulate the boys, but during the competition we believed it was possible and we fought for it until the end,” he said. . towers in the statements of Eph.
In his reading of the match, the athletic trainer highlighted his rival’s physical superiority and acknowledged that his team “didn’t get into the match well.”
“The first goal weighed on us hard, then on penalties everything went up for us, they were a team that knew how to play very well to defend the result”, explained Torres, who admitted not seeing the controversial penalty from the bank.
“The result is hard to forget and will affect other competitions, because we have a lot of hope for this tournament, but the boys have to learn to manage that frustration, we have to get up and focus on the league,” he said. . towers.
“We are very proud of them, we will not exchange a player from this team for any of the finalists, we will all lose together, it is our responsibility and we have to accept it, but they have to be proud of their season. ”, he concluded.
Ang Atletico Madrid will focus now Leaguewhere he heads the table, and if he wins he will access the Champions League.
Source: La Verdad
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