Saul Niguez has called on Atletico Madrid to fire in an early goal against Qarabag on Wednesday in the Champions League.

Saul - a scorer in Saturday's LaLiga draw with Barcelona - is hoping Atleti can grab an early goal and recover from a poor start to their European campaign.

"We have ourselves to blame for having just one point from two matches in the Champions League," the Spain international added. "We must overcome this problem ourselves.

"We will try to relieve ourselves of stress by scoring an early goal. We have to start strongly and have a great start to the match."