Simeone: Barcelona is a Very Strong Opponent, and This is Our Goal and We Will Fight for It
Argentinian Diego Simeone, the coach of Atletico Madrid, expressed great confidence in his players before facing Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Simeone said in the press conference before the match regarding Oblak's participation: "I have not decided the lineup yet, tomorrow at 19:00 at the hotel."
Simeone continued: "We are convinced of what we need and what we will go looking for, our goal is to continue and we will play the match to achieve that."
He added: "As we are used to competing against them, we know they are a very strong opponent, but our goal is also to qualify."
He continued: "There is no need to talk to Ruben and Clement, they know well what we need, Ruben is developing, and Clement has great experience and knows his strengths and weaknesses."
The Argentine coach explained: "All we imagine may just be perceptions, then the match starts and everything may change, in the last match they played with an advanced defensive line, so we must believe and trust in what we want."
Simeone concluded his statements by saying: "I am thinking about the team, I am not thinking about the referees, they are already under a lot of pressure, and I am not thinking about them, tomorrow I will think of something before entering the warm-up, this is part of football, and as we always do when we play at home since I have been at the club."
Simeone said in the press conference before the match regarding Oblak's participation: "I have not decided the lineup yet, tomorrow at 19:00 at the hotel."
Simeone continued: "We are convinced of what we need and what we will go looking for, our goal is to continue and we will play the match to achieve that."
He added: "As we are used to competing against them, we know they are a very strong opponent, but our goal is also to qualify."
He continued: "There is no need to talk to Ruben and Clement, they know well what we need, Ruben is developing, and Clement has great experience and knows his strengths and weaknesses."
The Argentine coach explained: "All we imagine may just be perceptions, then the match starts and everything may change, in the last match they played with an advanced defensive line, so we must believe and trust in what we want."
Simeone concluded his statements by saying: "I am thinking about the team, I am not thinking about the referees, they are already under a lot of pressure, and I am not thinking about them, tomorrow I will think of something before entering the warm-up, this is part of football, and as we always do when we play at home since I have been at the club."