Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann react to Atletico-Arsenal draw – ‘Another war next week’
Marcos Llorente and Antoine Griezmann react to Atletico-Arsenal draw – ‘Another war next week’ Atletico Madrid’s players seemed pleased with their performance after their 1-1 draw against Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Metropolitano. There was a slight regret that they were unable to take a lead to London next week, but there was a satisfaction with the reaction to going a goal down. Julian Alvarez grabbed the equaliser from the penalty spot, but it was strike partner Antoine Griezmann who was named man of th match.
He was positive abou My biggest dream is to reach the final. I’ve prepared a lot for this match and the second leg, and hopefully we can achieve it,” he told Movistar+, as quoted by Marca . “Our second half was much better in terms of intensity and pressing.
That’s the way to go in the second leg. It’s going to be a great match to play. Whether it’s at home or at the stadium, it’ll be a tough one to watch, but that’s the beauty of football.
Conceding at the end of the first half hurts. We made two or three tactical adjustments to press better and shift our position, and that made the difference. Then our fans pushed us on.
” “I had three chances, but I couldn’t get them in the net, but I’ll definitely get them in the second leg. We all did a great job and we have to focus on the second half, he noted, highly motivated to make his mark. Marcos Llorente: ‘Whoever is more efficient will win’ Griezmann lamented his lack of effectiveness in front of goal, and it was something that Marcos Llorente remarked on too.
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