Simeone: "It has been an open match"
Our coach analysed the match and assessed the options for the second leg match, which will be played at the Vicente Calderón.
Our coach analysed the match and assessed the options for the second leg match, which will be played at the Vicente Calderón.
Atlético de Madrid went for the match and was better in the second half, in which Jackson and Correa had the best chances to score. The Calderón will decide next week.
Our coach Diego Pablo Simeone has called 19 players for the first leg match of the King’s Cup against Celta de Vigo, which will be played at Balaídos.
With the final win of the team against Las Palmas by 0-3, our home-grown player Jorge Resurrección 'Koke' reaches 100 wins in the League Championship.
Our coach assessed positively the win in Gran Canaria against a team that faced up with dangerous scoring opportunities, especially in the first half.
Filipe Luis and José María Giménez answered the media in the mixed zone at the end of the match.
Atlético de Madrid beat Las Palmas with competence and authority thanks to a great goal by Filipe Luis in the first half and two goals from Griezmann in the second.
With Tiago and Fernando Torres injured, Simeone left out the list Lucas, Siqueira, and Kranevitter. The team travels this Saturday afternoon to Gran Canaria.
Our team will play against Celta in the quarter-finals of the King’s Cup. We will play the first leg match at Balaídos next Wednesday the 20th at 20:30 (TVE) and the second leg at home.
Antoine Griezmann closed the match and the qualifying round against Rayo Vallecano with two goals in the final stretch to make his scoring debut in the Cup. He had already thrashed in the League and the Champions League.