Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao is happy with the club’s recent rise in form.
The Spanish capital club made a dismal start to the season but currently are seventh in the La Liga table as new coach Diego Simeone has overseen a recovery in their form.
Falcao has played a leading role in Atletico’s three-game winning run with five goals, and the Colombian striker is happy with the club’s recent success.
“The work we have been doing, the sacrifice, it is all paying off,” Falcao told reporters.
“The team is convinced of what it wants. We have improved, which has allowed us to turn our situation around.”
“We know where we are: out of the European places. If we get a good result against Valencia (on Sunday), things will improve. If we do things right, we will keep growing.”
The former Porto striker, who joined Atletico in the summer in a 40 million euros move, then played down the controversy surrounding Barca and the state of refereeing in Spain.
“Referees are human beings and they make mistakes,” Falcao said.
“We must not pay attention to those details, all we have to do is play.”
“This is a game and referees try to do their job as well as possible.”
