The Colombian international scored twice to earn continental honours and attributed his goal scoring heroics to his father.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Radamel-Falcao-c30276 continued his blistering form in the UEFA Europa League with Atletico Madrid. The Colombian international broke scoring records in the previous edition of the competition and finished the 2011/12 campaign as the highest scorer.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 last season.
After the match, Falcao was at loss for words to explain his happiness and claimed that the Europa League honours will silence critics who believed he was making a mistake in joining Los Rojiblancos.
He added that Atletico Madrid deserved the victory after a hard toil throughout the season and attributed his goals in the final to his father.
The 26-year-old stated that he was always instructed by his father to aim at the far post, and believes that the advice paid dividends at the time it mattered the most.
“What we can say fails to show my joy. After all what was said when I arrived at Atletico, who said it was a mistake, just waiting for this moment to show that the error in their statements. In a year of ups and downs we deserved to end this way, "said Colombian
striker told a news conference.
"My dad always told me I had to kick to the far post, I think it's the first time I listened and it worked," he said.
With a match to go in La Liga before the culmination of the 2011/12 season, Falcao reckoned that Atletico Madrid cannot lose sight of their ambition of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League. Falcao left the final say on the subject to fate and believes
they will have to be on their best.
"Do not know yet if Atletico will play Champions League or Europe, because on Sunday we have a possibility to which we are caught. Just think to enjoy this and on Sunday, is what God wants. "
Atletico Madrid take on the challenge of Villarreal at El Madrigal on April 12.
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