Diego Simeone brought him forward for the evolution in the match with Spurs: “It was phenomenal!”

In the next phase of the competition, Atletico will face Barcelona, ​​the rival in the championship.

How Diego Simeone sees Atletico Madrid qualifying for the Champions League 'quarters': 'It's getting more and more difficult'

The performance is an important one for the club and for the Argentine coach. Under his leadership Diego SimeoneAtletico Madrid reach the quarter-finals of the competition for the eighth time.

In two of these situations, the Madrid team managed to reach the final. The coach emphasized this point and praised his players for their determination. He called Johnny Cardoso “phenomenal” for his performance in England.

“I am delighted with the growth of the club and the fact that we are consistently among the top eight teams in Europe, although it is becoming more and more difficult. We are very excited,” Simeone said, according to sportal.bg.

The technician also spoke about the difficulty of the match in London. “It was an uncomfortable game. We talked about it in the dressing room and reacted in the second half. We had two great chances to score the third goal, but the decisive phase was the penalty awarded against us“, the coach explained.

Simeone also highlighted the individual developments of some players. “Musso had a really good night, Cardoso was phenomenal. I also liked the pace and play of Julian, Hancko and Lookman.

Giovanni showed a lot of clarity in his decision-making in the last moments of the attacks. I changed it to avoid a card, but I was happy with the performance of everyone“, said Simeone.

Atletico Madrid's schedule for the next 5 games

• Real Madrid – Atletico Madrid (Championship)

• Atletico Madrid – Barcelona (Championship)

• Barcelona – Atletico Madrid (“quarters” of the Champions League)

• Sevilla – Atletico Madrid (Championship)

• Atletico Madrid – Barcelona (“quarters” of the Champions League)