Atletico de Madrid forward Fernando Torres has revealed he and his team mates were never worried about letting their lead go ahead of taking on Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Diego Simeone’s team had a 2-0 lead after the first leg of their Copa del Rey clash with Los Blancos, and went further ahead in the first minute on Thursday night when Torres opened his account since returning loan from AC Milan.
Sergio Ramos equalised for the home side before Torres once again put the visitors ahead early in the second half. Ronaldo made it 2-2 on the night with a header but the scored remained as it was and Real crashed out of the competition they won in April.
Speaking to Canal Plus afterwards, Torres said the Bernabeu is always a tough place to go, but going ahead after less than 60 seconds made their lives much easier.
“We are happy. We knew it was a hard game. The early goal made us play as we wanted.
At no time were we worried about the tie. Playing here against Real Madrid, with a goal so early, things are easier. After the second goal, we were comfortable,” he told reporters.
“I’m very pleased to score my first two goals after getting back and in a stadium where I had never scored,” he added.
