Fernando Torres spoke to the media after the end of the game. After completing the first 60' of the game, Atlético’s footballer wanted to clarify that there is no place for ‘excuses.’ “We have already spent three days training in Saga, we are getting used to the heat and humidity. A team has to adapt quickly to the weather, to cold, to heat.”

The striker from Fuenlabrada explained that the aim of the tour is to “get to the League as best as possible” and there is still time to improve, “we are in a preparation phase and what we are thinking of now is the next match, in Shanghai. Then we have several friendly matches.”

For the footballer, the goal for this campaign is to “fight in all competitions. But now, our job is to prepare well and prepare the next friendly.”