Simone: "I feel respect for these players"

Although Espanyol played until the end, Simeone said they didn´t have great chances to score. "It has been difficult because we were one to zero, not because goal situations. Until you score the second ,the unrest appears to any situation. What did handle it well, they had no great occasions, although they were able to attack. We were not accurate in the first half and we weren´t fast enough, or playing between the lines". Efforts to win the match full with "pride" the Argentinean coach. "The players are doing something extraordinary. I am speechless because they do their best to find results. I have admiration for this group of players", he said.

Motivation is high for wearing the colors of the Atletico. "We motivate when we see the shirt of Atletico. The first motivation is we and then we".He also confirmed that "yes we feel identified with our fans. Everything costs a lot, everything is complicated and difficult, and we struggled, as does the vast majority of society". 

We motivate when we see the shirt of Atletico Madrid

The League gets more difficult as the teams have more needs to score. "It is what we see. It's hard for us because our rivals increasingly see possible game situations to win us. Until the score table could not be broken, the match was very complicated. The effort we are making between Wednesday and Saturday, and Tuesday and Sunday, it's huge", he said.

Regarding the additions to the starting lineup of Villa and Sosa said, "I understood that Villa and Sosa could do very well". Sosa is doing a lot for the team. "He gave three good passes in the few matches he played. There were not many spaces or for him or for Arda , Village or Costa today. Sosa is an important player for the team", he said.

Diego Costa was again decisive with a goal worth three points. "He was not focused in the first half. I like how he came out of difficulties. He found the diagonal or the right pass. He waited quietly his time, and that is what I have left of his game. Moving from the difficulty to virtue with confidence in himself", he said .

Finally, Diego Simeone said, "there is a reality. To compete at this high level exposes you to difficulties, which become more and more difficult. We try to work hard, from the tactical to help them win this wear air space or minute break. I repeat, once again I admire the players of Atletico Madrid", he said.