Atletico Madrid captain Maxi Rodriguez admits he's no fan of seven-goal thrillers after helping his team see off Real Valladolid 4-3 yesterday.

Maxi, who struck twice in the end-to-end clash, said: "These are very exciting games, but we cannot always think we can score four goals to win.

"We need to be more intelligent and learn how to kill off matches and not to suffer in games."