Simeone: "Once again, we responded well to a hard match"

Diego Pablo Simeone appeared at a press conference after the tie at La Rosaleda against Málaga: "In the first half, I think we could have hurt them much more than we did. Once again, we could respond to a hard match."

Simeone highlighted the quality of the players of Javi Gracia’s squad: "Málaga has very good players. It is a very competitive team. Amrabat, Juanmi, Castillejo... are good level players."

Simeone was also asked about the situation in which our team is left after the tie: "It is an important point that allows us to accommodate to our Championship that is with Sevilla and Valencia.”