Simeone: We took control of the match, but we lost our hands

Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, appeared in important press statements after a 1/1 draw against Real Madrid, in the framework of the 23rd round of the Spanish League, at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Simeone talked about the course of the match, saying: "We presented a wonderful first run, but we missed clarity in the decisive moments to exploit the opportunities that we had, in the second half, and after their goal and increased the rhythm of their game, we made several achieved opportunities, such as Juliano and Marcus Lorenti, we feel We were able to win, but we could not translate it into goals. "

Regarding whether his team lost the victory, he said: "I respect all opinions, but I see that we were able to resolve the match early, especially in the first half, where we were not effective as required in front of the goal, in the second half, Real Madrid pressed more, and created some Dangerous opportunities, but we also had quick rebounds that we could have used better. "

Simeone continued his talk about lost opportunities, saying: "In many moments of the match, we felt that we were able to win, we missed the accuracy in the last touch, and we could deal with some attacks more quietly, which would have made us in a better position."

Simeone praised the influence of the changes he made during the match, saying: "When Surlon and Korea entered, and we prepared Barius and Cookie to the center of the field, we have a better defensive balance, the substitutions gave us more organization and stability, and helped us stay in the competition until the last moments with an opportunity Real to win. "

On the controversy that was raised about the penalty kick, Simeone said: "We saw a similar position in the Athletic Bilbao match against Girona, and the same decision was made by the referee and the mouse, I think the decision was consistent with that, so there is not much to talk about it."

Simeone touched on Danny Sebayos's strong intervention on Barius, saying: "In my opinion, the referee managed the match in his own way and according to his arbitration criteria, there are those who see that the intervention of Sebayos was worth a red card, and there are those who do not see that, but in the end, the mouse did not interfere, and I think The referee performed a balanced performance in the meeting. "

And about his team's position in the Spanish League, Simeone replied sarcastically: "Who is the third party in the competition, we are now in second place, we are in a wonderful situation, and in my opinion, Barcelona is the best team currently, they have great players and offer beautiful football, if they win their match In front of Seville, the Liga race will become more exciting, and journalists will enjoy following the conflict between the three teams. "