Los Rojiblancos continued their march in the UEFA Europa League at the expense of Turkish outfit Besiktas, winning the tie 6-1 on aggregate.
The second leg of European fixture between Besiktas and Atletico Madrid saw the victors repeat their heroics of the first leg, to ensure progress to Europa League quarter-finals.
Arda Turan provided http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vicente-c36001 Calderon then had to wait until the final ten minutes of the match for more efficient goal mouth action.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Eduardo-Salvio-c12079 was involved in Atletico’s second and third goals, providing the ball for the former and slotting the ball past the hapless Besiktas shot-stopper for the latter.
The post-match press conference saw a jubilant http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 Simeone praising his side’s overall performance in the 6-1 aggregate win.
Analyzing the details of the match, El Cholo stated that Atletico Madrid performed well under pressure from the Turkish outfit in the opening exchanges and did well to remain calm on the field.
However, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/River-Plate-c40368 tactician was at loss for words for their second half performance, labelling it to be perfect.
"We are very happy," Simeone said while talking to reporters after the fruitful encounter. "We knew we would have to suffer in the opening 15 minutes.
"But from then on, we started to build our game, we were more calm and we had a good end to the first half.”
"The second half was perfect."
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan player was delighted with the performance of Turkish left winger, Arda Turan, and praised him for his excellent understanding of the game. He emphasised on his playmaking skills as he highlighted his ability to assist colleagues
on the pitch.
"He is a player who reads the game like few others," the Argentine coach said. "He just knows how to assist his team-mates."
With the European fixture out of their way, Atletico Madrid return their attention to La Liga and the race for UEFA Champions League qualification for the upcoming campaign. Los Rojiblancos are 8th in the points table, 4 points adrift of the prized
berth.
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