Diego Simeone, the coach of Atletico Madrid, analyzed his team's performance after the 2-1 loss to Barcelona in the 30th round of La Liga, affirming that the team played a good match despite being outnumbered, and that his focus is now on the upcoming commitments in the Champions League.

Simeone said: "I prefer not to listen to the dismissal incident, we lost 2-1, it doesn't matter what we say, let's talk about something useful, when the incident is very clear, there is no need to talk about it."

He continued about the course of the match: "The first half was very good, we could have scored another goal, they also had a chance from the post, in the second half, with many young players and being a man down, we were able to compete well, we defended correctly, we didn't have chances to attack except for Sorloth's control, the young players played a very good match, now we have to think about what's next in the Champions League."

He added about the expected playing style of the opponent: "I think they will play the match as they did in the cup, taking responsibility when they play at home, they will try to attack and score goals to get a lead, I can't imagine another match."

Simeone pointed out the incident involving Nico Gonzalez: "The incident where Nico was involved, arriving late, was at least worth a yellow card, the dismissal was clear, then they tell you it might be offside and you want to cling to that, but the incident was clear, I don't think it was a direct red card, but yes, a second yellow card."

Simeone confirmed Nico's level: "Nico was playing a good match, except for the yellow card incident, I am very satisfied with his performance, I don't think it was a direct red card, I repeat, the kicks are clear, like this one as in the second half."

Simeone concluded his talk about the goalkeeping and upcoming focus: "I will not have difficulty making a decision about the goalkeeping, things are very clear to me."