Per Marca, Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini said at full-time after the victory, which came just three days after a 5-0 home defeat to Atletico in the Copa del Rey: "It has been key to maintain defensive security and not concede three goals like in the previous match. We stayed alert, focused, intense, and we didn't allow Atletico Madrid to have the spaces they had on Thursday.”
The Chilean added on Antony: “I'm happy for him because it was a great goal; he comes with pubalgia problems that don't prevent him from playing. The pain gets stronger when it gets cold. He worked a lot on the wing. Atletico has full-backs who constantly go on the attack. It was a complete team effort both defensively and offensively.”