Article by Romeo Ene – Published on Wednesday, 06 May 2026, 00:46 / Updated on Wednesday, 06 May 2026 00:46
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Arsenal will face one of Bayern and PSG in the grand final. In the round, the Parisians prevailed with an improbable 5-4.
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The 2026 Champions League final takes place in Budapest on May 30.
In the 56th minute, Antoine Griezmann was stepped on in the box by Riccardo Calafiori. The Spaniards asked for a penalty, but the “central” Daniel Siebert could not dictate it.
The reason? A few seconds before, the German had whistled a foul in attack in another duel, between Marc Pubill and Gabriel Magalhaes, so the duel from which no longer counted. Even those in the VAR room could not intervene, and the Spanish press claims that there was no foul in the first duel that took place in the box.
Diego Simeone, statements after Arsenal – Atletico Madrid 1-0: “We were unlucky!”
“We made a very good edition of the Champions League. We gave everything. We got much further than the world expected. It's a shame, because I think we would have deserved, both in the round and today, to take the match to extra time and maybe we would have had an extra chance.
It makes no sense to talk about that CLEAR penalty on Griezmann. There is no point in discussing this now. Sometimes the decisions of the referees can be in our favor, sometimes not. Tonight we were unlucky.
We competed at an incredible level against a team with much greater financial strength than ours. We have to accept the situation and thank these players for everything they have achieved.
In the first leg we had a few chances to score and we didn't. Today, in the second half, we improved our game, we played more in their area, we had chances, but all the little details that sometimes go in your favor, this time they weren't.
There is nothing more to say, we are eliminated. Well done to Arsenal for putting up a good fight. They have a team and a coach that I like. They have a coherent project, supported by a large economic potential.
We congratulate them, and we see our work, without getting stuck in a detail. (no – Asked if he will continue from the summer) We are not talking about it now, not now,” said Diego Simeone, according to Marca.
In the championship, Atletico Madrid is in 4th place with 63 points, 5 behind Villarreal, with 4 stages before the end of the season.
Atletico Madrid's schedule in La Liga until the end of the season:
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Atletico Madrid – Celta Vigo
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Osasuna – Atletico Madrid
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Atletico Madrid – Girona
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Villarreal – Atletico Madrid
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