Statements from Charles

(Deserved victory) “We showed that we can play against any team at a high level and claim the three points.  Atlético is a team for whom we have great respect, but not fear, and we showed that today.  I think we deserve this win, as we went all out for victory from the start.  I must also congratulate all of our fans who helped us so much.”

Statements from Albentosa

(Superior in intensity) “It was a very intense match, I think we fought for every ball, every metre, and although the rival generated chances, we were correct throughout the match.  Atleti are what we achieved today, we won in intensity, in the first play, second play, from the back, I saw all of my teammates fighting to the death for every ball.”

(More confidence) “The coach gives me a great deal of confidence.  A footballer usually has 90 per cent confidence in himself, but it is also about the confidence in a player conveyed by those around him.  I’m very grateful to my teammates for that, as well as the coach, and everyone who supports Málaga.”

Statements from Juankar:

(Perfect match) “I think this was a perfect match for the entire team.  From the very first minute we gave 100 per cent, knowing what we needed to do.  The pressure following the previous defeat was what drove us to go all out, the team played a fantastic match.”

(Superior over the rival) “The coach told us to trust in ourselves, we’re good players and are a strong team.  We must rely on our game play, and perform like this in every match.  If we go out and do what we did today then we can win, we were superior to Atlético de Madrid”.

(Grateful to the fans) “Thank you to the fans for their support today, we couldn’t have done it without them.  We’re now focusing on the match against Levante.  Thank you very much and Merry Christmas.”