Atalanta attacker Luis Muriel was delighted with his brace in their Europa League win against Bayer Leverkusen.

La Dea won the first-leg of their round 16 tie 3-2 in Bergamo.

Muriel said: “We needed a victory like this in front of our fans, playing well, scoring lots of goals. It's a pity we conceded that second goal, we could've scored more too, but we got an important win and go there with an advantage.

“I always tried to stay calm, work hard and rediscover my form. They were a lot of small injuries, I'd score a goal, then have to stop again.

“I want to start again from this brace and try to score many goals from here to the end of the season.

“We need consistency, we had so many problems with injuries this season. Hopefully, we are on the right track to end the season on a high and achieve our targets."