Real 3-0 Atletico Doesn't rule out a PSG-esque comeback

Simeone: I say to my players and fans that a comeback is possible

Atletico Madrid fell to a 3-0 first leg defeat at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night, but Koke refused to consider the tie as over and insisted that anything can happen in football.

Asked just how difficult it is to go up against Real Madrid when they have the night's hat-trick hero Cristiano Ronaldo up front, he pointed out that Los Rojiblancos have gotten the better of the No.7 on other occasions.

"You never know in football," he said in a post-match interview.

"With Ronaldo playing we beat them 4-0 in the [Estadio Vicente] Calderon.

"This is football [so I wouldn't rule out a comeback], just ask PSG."

The midfielder also apologised to the Atletico fanbase and promised to keep fighting for them.

"We must ask for forgiveness from the supporters and start thinking about Wednesday," the 25-year-old said.

"We want to be in another Champions League final and we'll give our all.

"We'll never stop fighting and we always pick ourselves back up after a tough setback."

Finally, he explained that as much as the defeat hurt, it was not as heartbreaking as the losses in Lisbon and Milan.

"It is worse to lose two finals than a semi-final," he said after the match.

Koke also congratulated Real Madrid and praised the way they broke on the counter attack.