Koke: "Penalty on Llorente? It's your job to decide" | OneFootball

Koke, as captain of Atlético, analyzed the defeat against Real Madrid in La Liga.

FEELINGS AFTER THE DEFEAT

"Strange feeling. We had the game under control in the first half and we were doing well. Then, in five minutes, they turned the game around, we managed to equalize, and right after that they scored the 3-2. Let this serve as a lesson for what's coming, and we have to learn from these details."

REAL MADRID'S REACTION

"It's football. The opponent is losing. The penalty, then Valverde's chance, and that's football. We have to improve on those details. We need to defend well, like in the first half, and take care of those details, especially against such high-level teams. There are all-or-nothing games coming up, and let this serve us."

EXPLANATION OF THE NON-PENALTY ON LLORENTE

"He says he didn't see a penalty and VAR didn't call him. That's what he explained to us."

ATLÉTICO GAVE IT THEIR ALL

"Of course, we go out to win every game. The league is very difficult, but we go out to win every match. It doesn't matter who the opponent is. Now we have to focus on Barcelona in La Liga and then everything that comes: the Champions League, La Liga, the Copa del Rey final... We're at the moment we want to be, especially in the Champions League and Copa. In La Liga, we haven't been consistent, and let this serve us for the future."

LESS PRESSURE AND LESS ANGER

"No, not at all. It hurts just the same."

WHAT WAS MISSING?

"I think in the second half we lacked more control of the ball. The penalty and the 2-1 punished us. With the draw, things were fine, and then they scored a great goal. Julián's shot hit the post, and that's football. We lacked decisiveness in the duels. I missed a lot of passes today."

THREE MATCHES AGAINST BARCELONA

"They're not going to have anything to do with each other. It's true that in the Copa matches, we played a great game and then they played very well. They're going to be totally different, very high-level games, and we'll see what happens."

WHAT'S YOUR OPINION ON THE PENALTY DISPARITY?

"That's for you guys this week, since there's not much football. It's your job to do your work."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.