Alonso admits Leverkusen struggled with Atletico's style

Xabi Alonso believes Bayer Leverkusen didn't do enough to halt Atletico Madrid's 'disruptive' style of play

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00:00Yes, we talked in half-time that we needed a cool mindset, no provocation and that we

00:07focus on our game.

00:09Atletico know very well what to do, that they take the game in their way.

00:15But there wasn't too much time.

00:19The draw was too fast, to have a bit of control and a bit of a cool-down mindset.

00:28And then it was a bit too crazy.

00:31The emotionality of the game was bigger than the football round.

00:37And I couldn't control well enough.

00:42That's another lesson after 60 good minutes in Liverpool.

00:47Today we also had good minutes, but at this level you need 95 minutes to play well.