Torres:That was not easy as people think

The Spainish International Fernando Torres insisted that he returned to Atletico Madrid for Nights and games like these.It was a nail bitting game for both the Clubs as 1-0 was the score when the clock struck 90 which shows the aggregate of 1-1.
                    
Diego Simeone's side progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League thanks to a 3-2 shootout win, with Torres netting what proved to be the winning penalty.
                 
And the second-half substitute admitted afterwards that the atmosphere which was generated through the pulsating second leg was his main attraction when completing his January move from AC Milan.

"That was not easy as people think We suffered a lot, which made us more cautious. When they began to break the game down we had to regain control,When it comes to penalties, the team with the greater decisiveness wins.I'm happy to see the fans being happy from the first to the last minute. I wanted to live these nights in the Calderon again," the 30-year-old told Teledeporte.

Torres also praised Leverkusen, who pushed Atleti all the way despite Mario Suarez's first-half goal  which ruled out Hakan Calhanoglu's strike from the first leg.

Team-mate Antoine Griezmann was also quick to credit their German opponents but reserved a special word for substitute goalkeeper Jan Oblak. The Slovenian came off the bench to replace the injured Miguel Moya before saving Calhanoglu's penalty during the shootout.

"It was a complicated game,Leverkusen are great opponents and, with the support of the fans, we gave everything.Oblak is a great goalkeeper and we knew that whenever he was going to play he would do well. We need him."-Said the Frenchman.

         
"Now we have gone through, we will have a rest and then we'll see who we play next."

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