Diego Simeone is hopeful that his players from Atletico Madrid will strongly complete their Liga campaign and will go to the World Cup club.
Atletico organizes Real Sociedad on Saturday, knowing that they will probably not end higher than third, because they are cut by Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top.
Nevertheless, Simeone has encouraged his side not to look too far ahead, despite the beginning of a month in a month.
“It's not that easy [to think about the Club World Cup]Because the focus is not the same, “said Simeone at his press conference for the game on Friday.
“We have to finish these last four games in the best possible way.
“We have the responsibility, especially playing for our fans, so let's hope they will demand more from us tomorrow, because that requirement will make us clear in the game, and hopefully it will give us everything to give us everything.”
Osasuna, Real Betis and Girona are the last opponents of Atletico in Laliga, before they are confronted with Paris Saint-Germain, the Seattle Sounders and Botafogo at the Club World Cup.
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Atletico started the season very strongly, with only one defeat of their opening 19 games, which ignited the hope for a third LaLiga title under Simeone, but they dropped out after a bad second half of the season.
They also went close to other games, lost in the semi -final of the Copa del Rey to Barcelona and went on penalties versus Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League.
Simeone believes that the 2-1 defeat of his party will leave Getafe in February, so that they missed the chance to go the top of Laliga, was a crucial turning point in their season.
“I think we participated very well in Laliga until February or March,” said Simeone.
“The game that probably hurt us the most was at Getafe. Then came the elimination of the Champions League than then [a defeat against] Barcelona in La Liga.
“Until then, the feeling was that the team was doing very well.
“I hope that we can finish these four games in the best way to compete, of course, at least in the competition for the place where we should be.”
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