The head coach of “Atalanta” Gian Piero Gasperini summarized the game against “Real” (2:3) in the 6th round of the Champions League.
“It was a real match. Both teams tried to win, using their strengths. Of course, we are disappointed because we wanted to achieve a result, but we leave the game with the understanding that we learned something. We were competitive against a champion team, and it motivates us to keep working to move forward.
We are learning to compare ourselves with great teams, be it ‘Inter’ in Serie A or ‘Manchester City’ and ‘Liverpool’ in Europe. I believe we are getting closer to them, becoming more dangerous, and starting to believe that we can achieve important results. This is a step forward that we want to take as a team,” Gasperini is quoted by Football Italia.