Spanish player Koke, from Atlético Madrid, expressed his great happiness at his team's qualification to the Champions League semi-finals after defeating Barcelona, emphasizing that his team played a strong match and deserved to advance.

Koke said: "We are very happy, Barcelona's level is extremely high. We played a great match there, and today the team knew how to overcome the difficulties. We deserve to win and qualify for the semi-finals. We put in a tremendous effort, and that was very important for qualification."

He continued: "The match was balanced, and we had to keep going. We were playing on our home ground, and the team knew how to recover after that strong blow in the first 25 minutes. We scored and could have scored more."

He added, "We were controlling the game from within, or so it seemed, in an isolated moment their third goal came, and fortunately, it was offside."

He continued: "Moussa played a great match, as did Marcos Llorente. I don't know if you watched Marcos' match, but we all played excellently. We need everyone to contribute from their position to compete for all the championships."

He concluded his remarks by saying: "Pressure is natural. Now we want to win the cup. It's been a long time since we last won it, and we will fight to achieve it."