Diego Simeone insists that he is still optimistic about the title opportunities of Atletico Madrid, despite the suffering of a heavy 4-2 LABERA defeat against Barcelona on Sunday. Atletico had a 2-0 lead in the 70th minute thanks to Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth, but Hansi Flick's side organized a comeback in the Metropolitano. Ferran […]
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Atletico Madrid is preparing for their blockbuster La Liga collision against Barcelona, but the spirit is still on Wednesday's defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League. They continue to feel very hard, especially with regard to the circumstances of their loss of penalty shoot-out at the Metropolitano. In a rare moment, Atleti chief coach
“Anger, rage, injustice” – Diego Simeone reflects on controversial Champions League exit Read More »
Diego Simeone acknowledged the feelings of frustration and “injustice” after the painful Champions League loss of Atletico Madrid, but insisted with them to continue. Atletico had scored a goal of the first minute to level the aggregated score against Real Madrid in the second stage of their last-16 draw, with a fine-shoot-out that was needed
Atletico must move on from Champions League ‘injustice’, insists Simeone Read More »
Football has a crush on the dramatic and a tendency for exaggeration, but none of the claims of cruelty, pain and other fatalistic conditions became some spot after Atletico Madrid left the Champions League on Wednesday evening. To their most bitter rivals, for the sixth time successively, with one of their penalties that is not
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Football has a crush on the dramatic and a tendency for exaggeration, but none of the claims of cruelty, pain and other fatalistic conditions became some spot after Atletico Madrid left the Champions League on Wednesday evening. To their most bitter rivals, for the sixth time successively, with one of their penalties that is not
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has not urged people to “be” afraid to question the decision to exclude Julian Alvarez's penalty during the shoot-out defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Real will now be confronted with Arsenal in the next round after beating Atletico 4-2 on spot -kicks, but the result is clouded
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Diego Simeone rumbled with the referee's decision to exclude the spot kick of Julian Alvarez in the penalty shootout when Atletico Madrid was beaten from the Real Madrid from the Champions League. Real won the shootout 4-2 to continue to the quarterfinals after a fascinating last-16-drawing game that ended 2-2 in aggregate after the 1-0
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Diego Simeone talks about Alvarez's punishment in his press conference after Atlético was defeated by Real Madrid. Diego Simeone: “For someone here: raise your hand when you saw that Julán touches the ball twice in the penalty. Come on! And? Ready? Nobody throws theirs. Another question.” “I have never seen VAR call to judge a
Simeone protests at the launch: “Raise hands if you saw Julián touch it twice” Read More »
Atletico Madrid is out of the Champions League in the round of 16 stage after a defeat of the penalty shoot-out against City Rivals Real Madrid. Los Colchoneros won the second stage with 1-0 after a Conor Gallagher goal within 30 seconds, but they could not do enough and lost 4-2 on penalties. It was
Diego Simeone reacts to Atletico Madrid penalty controversy Read More »
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
“Ancelotti is much better than me” – Simeone looks ahead of Madrid derby Read More »
Diego Simeone fully trusts that his players from Atletico Madrid can destroy their one-purpose shortage against Real Madrid in their Champions League last 16 second stage. The stunning strike by Julian Alvarez has canceled the opener of Rodrygo, only for another time of individual quality of Brahim Diaz to seal a lead on first legs
‘I believe’ – Atleti and Simeone confident of Champions League comeback Read More »
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has noted that there is little in terms of philosophy to separate him from the opposite song Diego Simeone. On Wednesday in the Metropolitano, Simeone becomes the manager for which Ancelotti stands more than all others and the manager of Atletico Madrid met a remarkable 27 times. Ancelotti explained that
“We have similar ideas of football” – Ancelotti compares himself to Simeone Read More »