Simeone: "We won a very important match for us"
Atletico coach attended the press after winning at the Benito Villamarin and acknowledged that the team played better in the second half.
Diego Pablo Simeone said in press conference that the team was "happy with the result. In the first half we struggled a bit, we played the second much better. Gradually we were getting into the game and taking it to the place we wanted. Gabi goal came and that gave us tranquility, with the expulsion became much more difficult for Betis and we took advantage of that situation to win a very important match for us".
Regarding the Betis strategy, said, "from the beginning there was a strong, tough and locked match. Since the arrival of Calderón, it has been a huge change, especially in the intensity and they fight more to the ball and that's a very important value for their fans, for the coach and his players. That honors them very much".
The coach acknowledged that we were facing a "tough match with a team that is playing very well. In the first half, we didn´t do very well but in the second half we did better". Finally, Simeone said that this victory "shows the tranquility of depending on ourselves for everything", he said.
