Red helped, in return there will be another game

After narrowing the gap from Atletico Madrid at the top of the Spanish league to just 3 points, Real Madrid continued its positive momentum when it recorded tonight (Wednesday) a fifth consecutive victory in all competitions with 0: 1 over Atlanta in Italy in the first game of the Champions League quarterfinals and took a big step towards a quarter The final thanks to a wonderful winning goal by Perlan Mandy in the 86th minute.

Blancos coach, Zindin Zidane, Referring to the victory at the end and saying: “They are a very strong team, but we were strong and did a good job on defense and that is a good result, that is the most important thing. The fact that we have gained an advantage of a gate does not mean that we will reach complacent reciprocity. We know we will have to deal with a number of setbacks, but we will continue with what we do well. We are strong defensively, we do not give the opponent too many situations and we managed to score a goal this time that is very important in an away game. ”

Zinedine Zidane (Reuters)

Isco’s ability: “It’s been a long time since he played so many minutes, that’s not his position either, but he played well and we know what he can give us. This time it was very important for us to show good ability and that is exactly what he did. ”

Isco vs. Christian Romero (Reuters)

Conqueror of the Victory Gate, Perlan Mandy, He said: “I’m very happy, I find it hard to believe it’s real. This is my first goal in the Champions League. The important thing is that we won the game and only then, personally, I am happy that I was able to score. “

Perlan Mandy Celebrates (Reuters)

Thibaut Courtois Referring to the fact that he managed to keep an empty net: “The defensive work of the whole team was very good. The truth is that I did not expect such a quiet evening at the goal, the red card that Atlanta received helped us and made it difficult for them to attack, in the end they made a defense with ten players behind the ball and tried to go out for bursts. We worked this week on stationary situations, we tried to get ready because they are a very high group. Our concentration was very good and this gate outside is very important for the reciprocity. “It’s going to be a completely different game in the reciprocal, never easy in the Champions League.”

Perlan Mandy and Rafael Varane celebrate at the end (Reuters)

Lucas and Essex He added: “We knew we were coming to a very difficult game, I think the result is fair and we deserve this victory. After the dismissal they went back and made a very good defense, they did what they had to do and went back properly. It was very difficult for us to find vacant space and this gate gave us the opportunity to return home happy, but we know it is not over. “