Gasperini: 'Losing to Real Madrid Taught Me a Valuable Lesson'

Atalanta's manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, expressed satisfaction with his team's performance despite a 3-2 loss to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. Speaking to Sky Sports, Gasperini stated, 'We both wanted to play and tried to win with our strengths. There's some disappointment and frustration, but we learn a lot from games like this. We still lack some things, but that's a reason to improve and work harder. We leave the field defeated, but this helps us take a small step forward.'

He continued, 'They are capable of pressing like that. Compared to the Super Cup, we were better, and when we equalized, we felt we had a chance to win. In the first half, even though we played well, we could have been more precise. We will analyze these situations; I'm very happy with the performance of the entire team. This is a way to push ourselves to try and improve more. We could have been more dangerous. This game will be a big lesson for us. We're sorry we lost, but we will learn from games like this.'