Rodrigo dePaulthe midfielder of Atletico Madrid, expressed this Sunday, after the 1-0 victory against Osasuna in El Sadar, the importance of the victory towards the goal of qualifying for the UEFA Champions Leaguewhich is “always” the “objective” that the team has to “continue competing at this level and annoying.”
“The Copa del Rey is a competition in which we were very excited, always knowing that the most important thing is to enter the Champions League. It is the objective that the team always has to continue competing at this level, to continue there bothering, there is still a long way to go and if We continue like this, we’ll give the people a lot of joy”, he told ‘Movistar’ at the end of the game.
“We wanted to come show our faces, to recover from the blow that I think was undeserved (from the defeat in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid) and the way forward was to continue along the same line, because the team has been doing very well. It is a triumph that gives us a lot in the mood“, he explained.
De Paul assisted Saúl Ñíguez to 0-1. “If I can help the team from that facet, which is the one I like the most, I’m delighted. Surely, Saúl also deserved it because of how he’s been working, because of his confidence. We’re very happy because we’re all important here. He’s a boy from home , who works a lot, everyone knows how he feels about this club and he also knows that it is very important to us”, he highlighted.
“There are three vital points and it is very important for him,” continued the world champion with the Argentine National Team.
