Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid coach, is preparing for a strong confrontation in the Champions League, as the round of 16th round resulted in a prospective clash with Real Madrid, and during the press conference he held before facing Valencia in the Spanish League, Simeone spoke enthusiastically about the European confrontation, stressing that his team is ready Quite this challenge.

Regarding Real Madrid in the Champions League, Simeone said: "It is normal for you to focus on this confrontation, but I will answer only one question, it will be a big match, and we are fully prepared for it."

On the confrontation of Valencia, he said: "Those who have followed Valencia in the recent period will notice the big difference, the team has become more fierce, has a strong tactical discipline, and has become more competitive, especially at home, we know how difficult the confrontation is and we have to be at the top of our focus."

He added: "We have many important matches, and this is part of the nature of the competition, we have played great confrontations in the past and we will continue to deal with these moments calmly and focus, starting from the Valencia match."

On the pressure on the referees, he said: "I have no time to think about things we cannot control, our schedule is crowded with 10 games in 20 days, and this is all that we focus on."

He continued: "I talk to all the players, and of course with Antoine Griezmann as well, my opinion has not changed, he is an exceptional player, the difference always happens, and I trust him completely."

Regarding the pressure due to the intense matches schedule, he stressed: "Whoever suffers more than the pressure of the matches?, I think that families and people close to us are more suffering, because they live with us with these pressures."

When asked not to travel in the Champions League, he said: "I do not look at the matter from this angle, simply we are facing a big match, and we are ready."

He concluded his speech: "For me, every coach dreams of facing the best and competition in all possible championships, we are here to win, and this is what we seek in every match, I am very happy with everything that is happening."