''A giant step''

Javier Aguirre said the victory against Atletico Olympique was a "giant step" towards qualifying for the quarter finals of the Champions League. "

The Mexican Javier Aguirre, coach of Atletico de Madrid, said today that the victory against Olympique de Marseille, the second row in the group stage of the Champions League, has been a "giant step" toward the ranking of your team for the quarter finals of the European tournament.

The Mexican Javier Aguirre, coach of Atletico de Madrid, said today that the victory against Olympique de Marseille, the second row in the group stage of the Champions League, has been a "giant step" toward the ranking of your team for the quarter finals of the European tournament.

"Yes, it has been a giant step. I think at home we had an obligation to win. It was a good first half, where they were two goals, but could have any more. We could have sentenced, but the match was important and plays good football, "valued.

"In the second part, the team blamed fatigue and no longer gave as much space to rival. We thought they had one more day of rest, they played on Saturday with Le Mans on Sunday and us, and that is where the team with six points and very happy, "continued the coach at a news conference.

He also stated that it is "good" start the match with a goal in favor, although he acknowledged that the Argentine Sergio "Kun" Aguero then had the option of sentencing in that hand in hand with the goalkeeper. " "He is aware that she does have to meterlas. He made a great effort. I was touched and tired," he recalled.

He also was asked about whether it would be a disaster not qualify for the quarter finals of the Champions League after two victories in the early matches. "It would be a disaster if not in five minutes I'm going to take a beer. That would be a disaster," the coach joked.

In addition, Aguirre said the last-minute entry of Portuguese Maniche in the call: "Yesterday I could not play and the doctor, the physio and the Nuno said he was dismissed. That's why we brought to the sub'19 Camacho, but today I am told the doctor, the physio and himself was Maniche that much better and that he wanted to accompany the team. It was not for ninety minutes. "

"The experience at the end of Nuno contributed their bit. It's headdress, was only the coup and let's see if we recover for Saturday," said the coach, who stressed that there was no concentration for this match, so the midfielder joined the call in the meal.

Photo; Aguirre, in a moment of the encounter