Nigeria international Ademola Lookman has reacted to Atletico Madrid’s progression to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals despite a 2-1 defeat to Barcelona on Tuesday night.
Diego Simeone’s side suffered the loss at the Metropolitano Stadium but advanced with a 3-2 aggregate victory over their LaLiga rivals.
Barcelona made a flying start to the encounter, with Lamine Yamal opening the scoring just four minutes into the game, before Ferran Torres doubled the lead shortly after.
Lookman pulled one back for the hosts in the 31st minute, giving Atletico hope as they pushed to secure qualification.
Speaking after the match, the winger admitted the encounter was challenging but praised his team’s resilience.
“Going 2-0 down was tough. It was a game of two halves, really. We stuck in there; we dug in,” Lookman said.
“We didn’t get the win tonight, but we’re through to the semi-finals.”
Atletico Madrid will now face the winner of the quarter-final clash between Arsenal and Sporting CP in the semi-finals.
