Simeone: "The match was competitive and the knockout round is difficult”
Diego Pablo Simeone assessed positively the work of the whole team and the final win against a rival that stood its ground.
Diego Pablo Simeone assessed positively the work of the whole team and the final win against a rival that stood its ground.
Atlético de Madrid beat Reus Deportiu in the first round of the King’s Cup. The home team got ahead with a goal from Fran but Vietto tied shortly after and Saúl scored the winning goal.
The squad showed their support to the Portuguese player with shirts that read the message 'Ánimo Tiago'.
Our team has played five matches with four wins and a draw. It kept a clean sheet in all the matches.
Our coach has included three players from our Academy in the list of sixteen for the first leg match of the round of 32 of the King’s Cup against Reus Deportiu. It's Borja, Villa and Rober.
Óliver Torres and Saúl Ñíguez were in charge of answering the media in the mixed zone of the Vicente Calderón.
The red and white midfielder made his official debut with the first team in the match against Espanyol.
Atlético de Madrid beat Espanyol with a goal from Griezmann and holds the second place in the League. The team deserved more goals. Godín and Koke crashed shots on the posts.
Atlético's player suffered an injury in the match against Espanyol, that made him be substituted on the 30th minute of the game.
At the end of the training prior to the match against Espanyol, Diego Pablo Simeone has called 18 players.