Atletico Madrid could have misplaced 2-1 within the first leg of their Champions League spherical of 16 tie towards Actual Madrid, however the odds are nonetheless very even. The return leg takes place on the Metropolitano subsequent week, and they’ll really feel that they will overturn the one-goal deficit at their dwelling stadium.
As per Diario AS, Atleti head coach Diego Simeone gave his evaluation of the 90 minutes on the Santiago Bernabeu. He expressed pleasure with the efficiency placed on by his facet, though he was disenchanted on the method of the objectives conceded.
“It was a really tactical match, we had been making an attempt to take every one by their completely different moments. They began higher, they scored an important objective that we might remedy higher. The good advantage of the staff was not to surrender, to not enter into that stage fright that generates conceding a objective so early. Quite the opposite, we began to play, to get into the sport, to take management, to get into the opponent’s half. Julián’s objective got here, the identical move that Lino couldn’t push. Thus ended a primary half that appeared effectively understood to me.
“We began the second the identical. Brahim’s nice play got here that we might additionally remedy higher and that ended up tipping the steadiness. The counter-attack for them was there going round, with that work that Vini and Mbappe do very effectively, who return to work. They’ve monumental potential for counter-attacks.”
Simeone additionally gave his verdict of the tie because it stands at half time. He’s assured, though he’ll solely begin to consider enjoying Actual Madrid once more after the weekend.
“We’re alive and it could be that on Wednesday we could have night time. I perceive that we’ve got our heads set first on Getafe. From Sunday night time we are going to begin desirous about the second leg.”