Atalanta equalised their first UEFA Champions League match played at the Gewiss Stadium, the Nerazzurri pulled two goals back against Ajax and almost scored the winner, Remo Freuler’s comment on the match: “We deserved this draw”.

“After the 2-2 we had the chance to score the 3-2 with Mario, but we didn’t make the most of it. At the end we suffered a bit, but I think we deserved that point”.

You were 0-2 down after the first half, what did you told yourselves in the dressing room?

“I don’t think our performance was poor, but we got many times in front of their goal and their defence and didn’t make the most of it, as we missed the final pass, we shot straight at them. Then they were given a penalty and after another chance we went 2-0 down. At the break we told ourselves that they were a bit weak at the back and that we could score as well. Hence we came on with the right attitude”.

Now you sit on 4 points in the group and Liverpool, who won, on 6. It’s all to play now.

“It’s all to play indeed. Next week we’re hosting Liverpool, but we’re playing at home and we want to score points even against them. If you want to progress in the Champions League, you have to score points even against the strongest [teams]”.