Draw Not A Bad Result Against Bayer Leverkusen - Atletico Madrid Winger Jose Antonio Reyes

Atletico Madrid winger Jose Antonio Reyes is adamant that the 1-1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League is not a damaging result in respect of their qualification hopes.

A Simao penalty in the second half gave los Colchoneros a share of the spoils after Eren Derdiyok had given the Bundesliga outfit the lead.

The result sees the tournament holders rooted to the bottom of the group, but the former Arsenal midfielder claimed that the point does not adversely affect their chances of reaching the next stage.

He commented in the post-match press conference: "We must take a positive view of this result. We wanted to win, but the draw puts us on a point and leaves Leverkusen with four. To go to the next round is still perfectly possible.”

In addition, colleague Fran Merida, who made his home debut for Atleti, felt that his team deserved to win the match for their endeavours, remarking: “We played a great second half and deserved to win, but Leverkusen were able to contain us.

“It is a shame, but we have to think about the match in Seville, and to go into the league break with a win.”