“It is a brave opponent. The trainer has also played attacking football at his previous clubs. With a lot of running players and position changes. As a result, he also confuses the opponent. That is why he has achieved the results he has now achieved. This is a good team, otherwise you would not win at Anfield against Liverpool. It is not without reason that PSV has not lost since September.”
Simeone fully confirmed that he and Bosz are opposites. And added philosophically: “Opposites must exist, otherwise life is not possible.”
PSV players Mauro Junior and Ivan Perisic are training and are on course for the Champions League match against Atlético Madrid
The press conference focused a lot on Atletico’s poor performance in away games this season. The Madrilenians won at home in the Champions League against Inter, Union Saint-Gilloise and Eintracht Frankfurt, but lost away to Arsenal and Liverpool, 4-0 and 3-2 respectively. Atletico also has a poor record in away games in the Primera Division. Simeone’s team has won only two away games, against Real Betis and Getafe.
“We have to show the same performance in away games as at home. But I think we are doing quite well. We did well in Barcelona. We also did quite well in Bilbao. But sometimes you lose. You have to be able to accept that. It is not the case that I have never won away games in the fourteen years that I have been a coach at this club.”
PSV-Atletico Madrid is a battle between two opposites: the idealist Peter Bosz and the results coach Diego Simeone
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The Spanish press that traveled saw the match against PSV as a great opportunity to break through Atletico’s away complex, because PSV is a less highly regarded opponent. Simeone did not agree with that. “We are up against a strong opponent. They have handy players who are capable of a lot. We saw what PSV is capable of against Liverpool. It certainly won’t be easy.”
PSV players Mauro Junior and Ivan Perisic are training and are on course for the Champions League match against Atlético Madrid
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +13 | |
| 2 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +11 | |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +9 | |
| 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +9 | |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +7 | |
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | |
| 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | |
| 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +6 | |
| 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +5 | |
| 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |
| 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +7 | |
| 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | |
| 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3 | |
| 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | |
| 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | |
| 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -3 | |
| 21 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | |
| 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | |
| 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | |
| 25 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -7 | |
| 26 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -5 | |
| 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -5 | |
| 28 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -7 | |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -7 | |
| 30 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -4 | |
| 31 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -6 | |
| 32 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | |
| 33 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -8 | |
| 34 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -8 | |
| 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -10 | |
| 36 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -15 |
