Atletico Madrid midfielder Diego cautions against repeat of last performances against Udinese
The Atletico Madrid playmaker has implored his fellows to learn from their mistakes in 2-0 defeat they received at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Udinese-Calcio-c40789.
After bossing the Zebrette in the away fixture, Los Rojiblancos were given a lesson on the importance of clinical finishing. Atletico failed to make their chances pay, and were undone by the Italian team as they endured a frustrating defeat.
Udinese scored with Mehdi Benatia and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Floro-Flores-c6312 late in the second half, and consigned Atletico to an unlucky defeat. After had majority possession on the night but their impotency in front of goal led to the bad result.
Diego has cautioned that they will have to take the chances that come their way and will not have margin for error.
"We have to be focused throughout the 90 minutes," added the 26-year-old. "It's not easy to score against an Italian team and we must take our chances."
“We won't have many chances to score. Udinese are a very defensive squad and let you control the match, but when they attack they do it very well."
Atletico are comfortably placed in Group I, having an advantage of 2 points over Celtic FC and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Stade-Rennais-FC-c40612. They are 3 points behind leaders Udinese.
The capital club won their first match after a drought of 7 games. They defeated Real Zaragoza 3-1 at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon to consolidate their position in La Liga top half.
Diego was happy with their performance against Zaragoza and commented that their morale’s have been boosted by the win.
"Against Zaragoza we were united," said Diego, on loan at Atletico from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfL-Wolfsburg-c40881. "Victories help us play with confidence and I'm sure our last win will help us tomorrow. I'm especially motivated by playing for Atletico and I have nothing to prove against
Italian teams.
Atletico have a difficult task on their hands against the Italian outfit. Unlike them, Udinese are an inform team. They currently occupy second place in Serie A table, and have lost once in twelve matches.
Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin is wary of the threat Atletico pose and conceded that they should have gotten something out of the match in Udine.
Pole position in Group I is at stake in this Europa League encounter and both teams will be looking to bag all points on offer.
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