The European night in Madrid had a sensational start for Atlético, but it came close to ending in a gloomy way with Dortmund achieving a draw. Thus, Simeone He highlighted having achieved a victory in the first match of the quarterfinals. Regarding his positive or negative feelings, the Argentine conveyed that he had the feeling of “having won the first game, which is very important. We had a chance to score the third, but we could have also tied. “We are happy to have won.”
Simeone faced the match with doubts about how his team would handle it, after ten days without competing. However, his players responded perfectly, at least until the 70th minute. «Maintaining the level we had for 90 minutes is very difficult. And it is normal that in the Champions League you meet a rival who, when the time comes, generates you,” he said.
The fearsome environment Signal Iduna Park will pass sentence this Tuesday, in a match in which the red and white coach is very clear that it will be a day to “suffer.” But the Argentine, still aware of the stands and the famous Yellow Wall will push his team, puts the focus on the grass. “We have to prepare for what happens on the field of play,” he concluded.
For its part, Griezmann He also took the victory over the painful taste in his mouth with which the team left the field of play. «We have won, which is what is important. It doesn’t matter how it has been. It’s a shame about the goal conceded and the image at the end. But it is very important to win the first leg of the quarterfinals,” said the Frenchman, who left the locker room with an ice bag around his ankle, but wanted to reassure the staff: “I’m very good.”
Finally, Azpilicueta He praised the control they had from the start of the match, admitted that they struggled to maintain the lead after Dortmund’s 2-1 and boasted of the attitude with which Atlético faced the majority of the match. “It’s good that the team has the feeling of wanting more, that makes us better,” he said.
2024-04-10 22:32:19
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