The winger has voiced his admiration for the forward who brought Europa League glory to his side through a remarkable brace in the final.
Atletico Madrid’s Arda Turan expressed his appreciation for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276 in wake of his side’s 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the final of the Europa League on Wednesday.
Turan emphasized that Falcao’s role in his side’s triumph is immense and stressed that it was the forward’s brace that inspired Los Rojiblancos to their second Europa League title in 3 years.
As Diego Simeone’s men travelled to the capital of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990 on Wednesday, they were faced with the task to overcome their fellow Spanish La Liga outfit, Athletic Bilbao.
Although they are 5 places below Atletico in the Spanish Primera Division’s league standings, Marcelo Bielsa’s men posed a serious threat towards the Indians.
When the two teams met at the Arena Națională, in what was anticipated to be a massively competitive encounter, it was the Spanish capital-based outfit that emerged victorious. The night proved to be a disappointing one for Los Leones, as they lost the game
with a margin of 3 goals.
Although the match was quite competitive, the Rojiblancos made sure that their counterattacking football proved fatal towards their opponents.
Despite creating more chances, the San Mames outfit failed to find the back of the net throughout the whole 90 minutes.
As for Atletico, a brace by their Colombian forward and a goal by Diego proved enough to put the game to rest.
The final’s first goal came in the 7th minute after the 26-year-old was able to individually create a chance for himself and beat Atletico’s Thibaut Courtois. His second strike came in the 34th minute, after he was allowed time and
space inside the box.
Many observed that it was Falcao’s influence in the attacking third that proved destructive to Bilbao and Turan has noted that he is tremendously reliable as a striker.
While talking to reporters, the 25-year-old was quoted as saying:
"It's a great joy to play with him. I can't describe how I feel. I couldn't score but it's not important for me."
Wednesday’s victory means that Atletico Madrid have added another Europa League title to their trophy cabinet, their second in three seasons.
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