Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone will rarely have been so satisfied after a match in which he saw his side giving up a lead of two goals against Barcelona. Yet their own comeback of two goals in the last ten minutes of the first stage of the semi -final of Copa del Rey El Cholo was delighted.
“There were different games in one, we started very well, 15 incredible minutes, two goals ahead … They play very well, they create many opportunities, they found the 2-1 that placed them in the game and then were and were then There we have to improve errors, giving in from set pieces is not good for us, “he told Diario as after the game.
“They started the second half better and the 4-2 came and the draw went away, but this team has a spirit, you could see it, we put it on the field, the substitutes got into the game and gave freshness to the Team, and we had opportunities, the 4-3 and the 4-4 that generated for us to close a match that leaves the draw open against a very tough opponent. “
Simeone wanted to emphasize the mental power and the Spirit under his side to come back, when it seemed more likely that the Blaugrana would end the draw in the first stage.
“There is an incredible gladiator spirit. Barcelona has extraordinary tools, but we have ours. “
“A team like Barcelona, it is impossible that they don't score. The team had the courage to move forward and to turn the result after 4-2, which was not easy. “
Simeone also took the press through his emotions as the game progressed, where the adjective roller coaster is difficult to avoid.
“When it went 2-0, I thought:” Don't be so happy, because this will not be easy. “When they scored the 2-2, I said:” It can happen. “When it went 3-2:” That too. “When it went 4-2:” We have a hard time. “And then 4-3 Went: “We are almost equal to equalization.”
Simeone's side must now go back to La Liga with a heavy collision against Athletic Club on Saturday, before two Madrid Derbies in the Champions League and a La Liga date with Barcelona before the international break of March. The return bone takes place in the Metropolitano on second April.
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