“I’m happy because we played a good match”
Diego Pablo Simeone was happy to reach the Champions final, but was already thinking about Sunday’s date with Levante.
The Atlético coach mentioned he was “Happy because we played a good match We had to work hard to find the match we wanted and that was after the second goal. The consequence was a big collective effort and having everyone chasing after the same objective which is the team play that created the possibility of reaching such a lovely final”.
He recognised his team struggled through the first half because, “The rival also plays working the fixture. They had the first chance of scoring and, luckily, we could tie quickly. That created, in the second half, the possibility of playing the match that suited us best. After the second goal, and when we played with five in the midfield, the possession and the game began to be ours. It’s been a very important match”.
About Adrián, he mentioned, “He’s a player I dearly love and know he has the conditions to do well wherever he plays. I’m very happy for him. He hasn’t had an easy year, but I never stopped trusting him. It can be seen in the chances to play I’ve given him. And what better way of repaying, than by putting back on track the match that got us in the Champions final”.
