Diego Pablo Simeone appeared in the pressroom of the Vicente Calderón at the end of the match against Barcelona. The Argentinian coach said: "It is clear that with a great work of more than four years together, there are different ways of playing. I feel very happy for the players. I would not say it’s only a pass to the semi-finals, I think it’s much more important. There is a group of people from the kit men, employees, players, and fans that are all in a line."

Our coach also analysed the match: "I think that we took the first time half to where it suited us. Not so in the second half, Barcelona took it to their territory. We became strong with our people, the system and the physical work." 

Lastly, Simeone said: "We strongly believe in the values of life. We found a great group of guys who respond to what they have in life. When they came out to the field today I told them that they had great values as individuals and as a group, and that they should pass it on to the game, that the game would only reward them."