Simeone: “The players gave their all”
Atlético’s coach highlighted his team’s effort at the press conference. He emphasised how difficult it is to win the League title and that they’re in that position due to their own merits.
Simeone was very satisfied of his team’s physical effort and he has no complaints for his team. “The players gave their all”. Although he regretted having wasted some clear opportunities to win the victory for the fans who rallied the team non-stop.
The coach also repeated several times that he is, “Proud of Atlético de Madrid” and that, “Nobody has given them anything for free”. He also added that they’re going to keep working, “With effort and humility” to win the two remaining finals.
I’m proud of Atlético de Madrid
For Simeone, Sunday’s game will be different from other matched against Barcelona because, “You play to win the League in one game”. He doesn’t think there’s a favourite to win the League title. “In a final, there’s always a 50% chance for each side”, he pointed out.