Valencia coach Baraja acknowledges gap in quality after Atletico Madrid defeat: We're not on their level -Carlos Volcano

He later remarked, "The truth of the matter is that while the schedule may be challenging, we must acknowledge that the situation is intricate and progress will not be made in just one or two games. This will be a prolonged process."

"If you don't show your face and don't play well, it's difficult to change that. We have to watch the match, take the positive things and think about the next match.

"It's a very difficult stadium. I didn't like how the defeat happened. We gave Atlético life, but it shouldn't affect us. This isn't our league. We have to accept it. We've never won at this stadium and we have to take into account that here we have to do things very well to have a chance, and if you're not there, and you also give the opponent a chance, it's very complicated."

Baraja also said: "How can I like it if we lost 3-0? There are some positive things, but this defeat hurts me because of the result and above all because of how it happened.

"We have one point out of fifteen and we have to accept it and try to change the situation. To do that we have to play better than today. The ball was burning us, we didn't make passes... The team needs more energy."