Koeman: We Deserved Something

The Dutch coach believes that his team's performance was encouraging and explained that the players were all upset to have lost the game.

Sergio Agüero scored the only goal of the game at Vicente Calderón in the opening half, but Valencia went on to hit the woodwork four times.

"We had to work very hard to pull ourselves into the game. We had lost the ball a lot in midfield," Koeman explained.

"In the first 20 minutes, Atlético were better, but later on there was only one team in it and we derserved a better result as we played well and had chances.

"The team gave everything and played well. I am disappointed about the result, but we are on the right path and I am sure that will improve.

"We have not had much luck. The team is unhappy because we should have taken something, but we should remain positive."

Koeman also believes that Antonio López cleared Nikola Zigic's header off the line with his arm, but television replays showed that was debatable.

"In the second half there was a clear handball in the Atlético area which should have been a penalty and a sending off," he added.