Barca boss Koeman: 'I'm happy with the effort of the players, you can't criticize that'

Koeman says that a team like Barcelona shouldn't concede the kind of goal they did against Atletico.

The coach is happy with the way his team played in the first half.

The Dutchman claims that Barca found it hard to create chances because the hosts defended very well.

"A team like Barca can't concede such goal," Ronald Koeman said after the loss to Atletico Madrid.

"I'm happy with the effort of the players, you can't criticize that. We dominated in the first half and we played well. We didn't create many chances because it's really difficult against a team that defends so well."

So far this season, Barcelona have recorded three wins, two draws and three losses in La Liga. Koeman has become the first Blaugrana coach to lose to Diego Simeone in the league.