Alonso analyzes the defeat of Bayer Leverkusen against Atletico Madrid in the champions

Bayer Leverkusen coach, Xabi Alonso, analyzed the loss that his team suffered against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, after progressing in the match before the situation turned in favor of the Spanish team.

Alonso said: "In football, the psychological factor plays a big role, we were completely stable until the 55th minute, but the 1/1 tie affected us a lot, we could not restore our focus after that, while Atletico regained his strength and imposed his style on the match, then came The expulsion is to increase the difficulty of things against us. "

On the expulsion that one of the Bayer Leverkusen players was exposed to, he said: "I did not see the incident completely, but the first card was more suspicious, the ruling was inclined to give that card."

Alonso added: "I do not think it is appropriate to comment on the referee's decisions. The match was full of emotions, after a 1/1 draw, we started to feel some doubts, while Atletico Madrid regained his strength and scored a goal from a long ball as if it was nothing, after this goal, why did not We can restore our focus on the attack. "

"We are not far from the required level, but we missed the ability to deal with emotional situations. We have provided an acceptable level, but we were unable to maintain the same performance throughout the match, and this was missing."

"I cannot say that Atletico Madrid is the best in this aspect, but they really have the ability to change the course of the match, they have a strong contact with their fans, and for this reason they can return in many matches," Alonso pointed out.

"After 1/1 draw, we were missing the offensive balance and Atletico Madrid regained its strength, with their tight defense, we were unable to reach their goal, after their goal, we lost many of our offensive ideas," Alonso said.

Alonso said: "We needed more presence near the penalty area. Our plan was to play near the goal, but we were unable to impose the match in the way we wanted, while Atletico Madrid succeeded in that," Alonso said.

Alonso commented on the performance of Julian Alvarez: "I do not think that anyone reduces the capabilities of Julian, I appreciate him greatly, his role in Atletico Madrid is very important, his goal came from nothing, and this is something that many attackers cannot do."

Alonso said about qualifying for the advanced stages: "qualifying for the first eight places is more difficult now, we must accept this defeat and focus on the next match, we may need an additional match," Alonso said about qualifying for the advanced stages.

He explained: "Our team has changed a lot since my previous visit, we aspire to compete at the highest level, but we were unable to maintain our performance for 90 minutes, and we missed the organization and effectiveness in the second half."

Alonso concluded his remarks by saying: "Atletico Madrid is a very competitive team, and it has distinguished players, it is one of the teams that can reach advanced stages in the Champions League, and it may even be one of the candidates to win the championship this season."