Alex Baena: I was furious after Atlético Madrid lost to Barcelona and didn’t sleep all night

Atlético Madrid player Alex Baena said he didn’t sleep all night after his team’s defeat to Barcelona, expressing his anger and regret at missing the chance to go top of the Spanish league before the international break.

Speaking on the El Larguero programme on Cadena SER radio, Baena said Atlético had played a strong first half and created clearer chances than their opponents, but had failed to take them. He felt his team deserved to win, describing that half as their best in a long time.

According to the source, Atlético fell back after missing their chances, and their players were affected by fatigue in the second half, while Barcelona came back and held on to top spot. Baena said he went to bed angry, and the report also noted that Marcos Llorente’s sending-off did nothing to lessen the impact of that night on him.

Baena also discussed his World Cup memories in the interview, as well as the difficult period his teammate Julián Álvarez is going through after what the source described as a tough summer.