Primera RFEF Matchday 8th ended with a draw for Atlético de Madrid B, who picked up a valuable point on their visit to one of the two current league leaders Ibiza. The team managed by Fernando Torres led the score from the 23rd minute until extra time, after the opener by Abde Raihani. But on the final stage (95’) local side got the most from a set-piece action converted by Naranjo. The Red-and-white’s reserve team extends their unbeaten streak to five games in a row.

Fernando Torres shared his thoughts after the hard-fought game played at Can Misses pitch: “We are competing very well again against one of the teams that will be at the top at the end of the season for sure. It is the second consecutive match that we have lost points in the final stage, obviously due to specific actions,” the coach said.

El análisis de Fernando @Torres tras el empate en Ibiza pic.twitter.com/284Zrheql4

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“We focus on the good, which is a lot: we have competed well again, we have got the ball against a dominant team, we have made their fans demanding more from their players. It is part of our growth. With the thorn of once again losing points that we felt already bagged, but I am convinced that this is the way. The work, the intensity of the guys, the ability when they have the ball, the maturity they have shown against a more veteran team that is far adapted to the league. It is time for them to see all that good and not stay with the bad feeling that the end has left us with,” he added.

Next fixture Atlético B host Recreativo de Huelva and Torres shows his confidence in the team to keep on the right path to achieve all three points at a time: “Many times the results do not show the reality of things one hundred percent. And that is what will make us believe in what we are doing. We are hosting Recreativo, it is another chance to keep on growing, to win all three points to place us on that positive dynamic we want to, and today's game is the way to achieve that."