Barcelona player Eric Garcia confirmed that his team was aware of the importance of winning before facing Atletico Madrid, noting that the victory gives the team a strong boost after the circumstances preceding the match.

Garcia said: "We all knew what happened earlier today, and we were coming from the match here, which was disastrous. We knew that if we won, we would deal a significant blow."

He spoke about the difficulty of the match from a tactical standpoint, explaining that the opponent tried to exploit spaces behind Barcelona's defense, especially before the sending-off.

He added: "They were trying to exploit the spaces behind us, and with the sending-off, they retreated back, and they defend very well, making it difficult to score against them."

The Barcelona player pointed out the quality of Atletico Madrid's players, confirming that the victory was not easy despite the numerical disadvantage in the opponent's ranks.

He continued: "They are high-level players, some might say they came out to give us the match, but we had to suffer, we are happy for them."