Diego Pablo Simeone acknowledged that the team was "loose" in the first half, but with confidence, it was possible to win a very "complicated" match.

Atletico secured a vital victory thanks to a goal from Diego Costa after a great cross from David Villa . The Atletic defense, once again , was good by preventing the reaction of Espanyol .

Atletico coach appeared at a press conference hours before facing Spanyol and said the team will have to be focused because it is an important match.

Simeone has given the list of the 18 players after the evening training on Friday. Mario Suarez and Miranda, suspended, they will be absence as well as Manquillo and Adrian injured. Aguirre recovered Torje and the Spanyol Cordoba.

Gabi who sponsors the awareness campaign against prostate cancer, analyzed after the event held at the VIP Lounge at Vicente Calderón , the current situation of Atletico.

Diego Pablo Simeone, at the press conference, was happy for the pass to the quarterfinals of the team. The Buenos Aires coach advocates continuing working with humility in order to keep "improving".

The Belgian keeper spoke to the press and he admitted that the team kept control of the game most of the time and did not give the rivals goal occasions.

Atletico striker, scorer in the match against Milan, acknowledged the work of all his colleagues and said that now need to think about the league as well as enjoying the European ranking.

Atletico beat Milan with two goals from Diego Costa, one of Arda Turan and other of Raúl García, to get to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. KakA scored the 'Rossoneri' goal.

Clarence Seedor admitted the difficulty of winning Atletico at the Calderon, but hopes to "enhance" his offensive play to find a "major comeback" for Milan.