Marcos Llorente, Atletico Madrid player, spoke after the draw with Arsenal in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at the Metropolitano Stadium, affirming that the tie is still open before the second leg.

Llorente said: "Everything is still open for the second leg, they won the first half and we won the second half, that's what we should take with us. We made things very difficult."

He continued: "If you don't take advantage of opportunities, you pay the price. The second half is the path we must continue on."

He added: "We need to take more risks in pressing face-to-face and be more precise in the final minutes, as this is what gives you the advantage."

Regarding the team's duo, Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann, he said: "It's very important to have players of this level of quality, both offensively and defensively."

Llorente concluded his remarks about the second leg by saying: "It will be another battle, with two teams that have clear ideas and know their strengths. The team that is more effective will win the match."