Ujfalusi Turns Focus To Marseille

After the disappointing 0-1 defeat at home to Sevilla overnight, Atlético Madrid defender Tomas Ujfalusi is quickly turning his attentions to the midweek Champions League clash.

Los Colchoneros suffered their first home loss of the season when they were stunned 0-1 by Sevilla on Sunday night, but defender Tomas Ujfalusi isn’t dwelling too much on the defeat, especially with another game coming up in three days’ time.

“The players are disappointed because Sevilla did not have many scoring opportunities, but with the first clear chance they had, they managed to score,” he said during the post-match interviews.

“I believe that we created enough to have gained at least a draw but we needed a bit of luck,” he added.

Atlético will have to pick themselves up quickly to prepare for Wednesday’s arrival of Marseille to the Vicente Calderón for the Champions League.

“We have a very hectic calendar and we already have game on Wednesday. 

“As such, we have to digest this defeat and put it behind us as quickly as possible and try to beat Marseille in the Champions League,” stressed the Czech international.

Finally, he commented on the squad’s current injury headache: “We are having very bad luck with injuries at the moment, but I believe we can continue to move forward and I hope our teammates recover soon.”

Atleti already had John Heitinga, Diego Forlán, Simão and Maniche sidelined prior to the Sevilla clash but they lost two more players during the game itself: rightback Giorgios Seitaridis and his replacement, Pablo Ibañez.

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Perea: It Was Just One Defeat

Atlético Madrid might have started the season strongly but against Sevilla on Sunday they looked poor and short of ideas, although Luis Perea says the one nil loss should not be blown out of proportion...

Javier Aguirre warned fans of Atlético Madrid that they should not expect a 4-0 rout every home match this season last week but surely still they could have expected better than what was on show on Sunday night.

With a few injuries to the squad the team looked devoid of ideas and failed to break down a solid Sevilla side after they took the lead. However, defender Luis Perea said today that the loss was just a loss and should not be over dramatised.

"It is a lost game and that is all it is, one must not over play it," he explained, "It hurts to lose at home before a direct rival but we must continue and prepare for Marseille."

"We tried from all sides but there were not many chances and whilst we always tried to go forward they defended well," he admitted.

Indeed, the worry for Aguirre will be the lack of impact his side had in the final third and the fact they didn't really create many chances throughout the match. Perea gives credit to their opponents though and says that the media and fans shouldn't be too worried about the lack of opportunities.

"They knew we had a good attack and they defended well and stopped us. It is a step back but I think the team is well prepared and ready for the next opponent. We should not go crazy and put in doubt the quality of the team in one half of the pitch," he assured the press.

One player who was singled out particularly by the fans for his poor performance on Sunday was Luís García and the Spaniard was whistled at times for his off target passses but Colombian Perea says that kind of reaction didn't help the players.

"It is always uncomfortable when they whistle you," he started, "He continued trying but it just didn't happen. He has been massive in other games though and yesterday just wasn't his day, like for others. We should change the whistling to applauding."

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