Lola Gallardo: 'Lola is Atleti and Atleti is Lola' - Ambitious and looking to the future

"The positive was the reaction, being very good in the second half, we generated danger, but we have to do it for 90 minutes or 120, whatever the match demands." Lola Gallardo, captain of Atlético de Madrid, was clear when asked about the good reaction of the Rojiblancas in the second half of the Copa final against Barcelona, in which Boe Risa reduced the deficit with a great goal. The goalkeeper of the rojiblanco team, who finished the first half with 18% possession of the ball and 0.02 in the expected goals statistic, was honest: "I think with 0-0 you are more afraid of it slipping away, and when you are 3-0 down, the team goes one-on-one, knowing that you have nothing more to lose, I think you have to lose a little respect for Barça." Coach José Herrera showed the same line: "In the second half we went more for them, we kept the team more proactive and it was moderately open. But there was a halt on our part, if you go 3-1 and the game stops too much. We didn't play the perfect game and we lost 3-1." When asked about how to compete with the unstoppable Barça, Lola affirmed: "They have been doing things very well for many years, they have to be the mirror we look at, they don't have the problem. We have to keep improving to try to be up to par in these games." To finish, the legendary goalkeeper of the colchonero squad opened a path of hope for her future, which has not yet been revealed with the expiration date of her contract with the Madrid entity on the horizon: "I always say it, Lola is Atleti and Atleti is Lola, we will have news about that soon." Ahead, two final matchdays of Liga F await...