Solbakken was especially unhappy with the marking of the Dutch captain, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, in connection with the equalizer for the hosts after Andreas Schjelderup had given the visitors the lead in the first half.
"There was a lack of body contact for their first goal. You have seen that in the Premier League many times, so it is very unnecessary. Of course he can score", he said. "The fact that he was allowed to rise for the ball so easily was unforgivable."
Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth was closest to van Dijk in the situation. He agreed with Solbakken that the giant defender should have been blocked.
"The fact that he was allowed so much space should not happen. We, who were in the zone have to head the ball out, so it was a shame. Several mistakes allowed him to jump free there", said Sorloth to NRK.
"I think I would have liked to have been in front of van Dijk. At the same time, we should have someone on him so that he could not jump unhindered. I could have been there, and he should not have been allowed to jump unhindered. It was a collective failure."
Van Dijk was obviously pleased with the equalizer: "It was a very good ball into the box. I got some space to score on it. It wasn't easy, because there were a lot of players around. But I'm glad I managed to find some space", he said to NRK.