On Wednesday, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid will meet to determine which side the quarterfinals of the Champions League pass. The ruling champions have an advantage of one goal of last week's first stage in the Santiago Bernabeu, but Atleti will want to turn that into their stadium.
Prior to the match, Atleti head coach Diego Simeone spoke with the media, and according to Diario he was his opinion about the opposite Real Madrid. He also repeated his immortal faith in his group of players.
“Football has different scenarios that take place within the game, different energies that are given. We will go through difficult times, others where there will be more situations … the freshness, clarity and quality of the players will decide who wins. The game goes that way. They have an advantage and we have to look for that goal that would lead us to stay in the game.
“I believe in my players, I trust this team. I definitely understand and interpret the heart that they have and I have no doubt that we will try to continue in the Champions League. Our goal is to play in the final. “
Simeone also emphasized that it is very important for his team to remove the emotions from Wednesday's game.
“We have to play at home, our fans are going to push ourselves, but the reality is what is happening on the field. From the bottom it will happen that the energies grow. Only with what happens in the stands, we are not going to win. We have to play a great game. I said it after the draw, it's a great game and hopefully we can show it. “
During his own press conference before the game, the head coach of Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, stated that he and Simeone have similar ideas about football, to which the Argentinian responded.
“I spent time in Italy and he was born there. The reasons are simpler and from experiences that have been lived there. From there you can see something that looks like this. But it is clear that Ancelotti is much better than me. “
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