Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has fired a recent message at his squad forward of the FIFA Membership World Cup.
Los Rojoblancos completed the La Liga season within the acquainted setting of third place behind Barcelona and Actual Madrid.
Simeone’s costs did affirm their place within the UEFA Champions League qualification spots with La Liga now as much as 5 locations.
Atletico Madrid have completed within the high three in 12 of Simeone’s 13 full seasons in cost ranging from 2012/13 with two titles received.
Nonetheless, the most typical sample has been for Simeone to land in third spot, in behind El Clasico rivals Barcelona and Actual Madrid.
Atletico Madrid: Third place document
From 2012/13, third place has been Simeone’s most common ending place, ending up there eight instances, together with in 2024/25.
Regardless of his spectacular haul of trophies in Madrid, 2024/25 reverted to sort, as Actual Madrid and Barcelona battled for the title – and Simeone’s costs did not maintain tempo.
Hansi Flick sealed the title, in his debut season in cost, as a part of a Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercup treble.
Simeone’s Atletico Madrid mission
Forward of the incoming Membership World Cup, Simeone claimed there’s a likelihood for change, and known as on his gamers to gasp the chance.
“I continually inform the gamers it isn’t about profitable a league. We’re leaving a legacy right here on the membership. We would like extra, it’s not sufficient to complete third,” as per quotes from Marca.
“The image I’m lacking is at Atletico Madrid is profitable the Champions League, for sure. There’s no level in hiding that.”
Simeone additionally reiterated his pledge of desirous to win the Membership World Cup together with his facet kicking off their marketing campaign up in opposition to the newly topped UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain on June 15 in Pasadena.