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Simeone: "The only good thing we have is that we have to win both games"

MADRID, 12 Oct.

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Simeone: "The only good thing we have is that we have to win both games"

MADRID, 12 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, regretted not taking advantage of "one of the best games of the season" in a draw (0-0) against Bruges that complicates the road to the round of 16 in the Champions League, something which is not new to this season, but with the option to "win" to advance.

"We had important situations, we played one of the best games of this season, due to rhythm, due to the rival. There are many good things. The goal did not come. Morata's is the one that stays with all of us and not even the goalkeeper expected it , but the goalkeepers are here to stop", said the Argentine at a press conference.

The rojiblanco team had victory in their hands at the Metropolitano but Mignolet stopped them from all colors, including that of the Madrid player, with his face in the last moments. The 'Cholo' put all his arsenal except for a Joao Félix who showed his anger on the bench as he did last season.

"I'm talking about football. I saw that they still had the strength to go on the counterattack. Anxiety was leading us to want to win and attack. I saw that the strength in midfield could generate more security for us. That's why Witsel came in. It went well, for what we were looking for. Everything later, I have not seen anything and I have nothing to say, "he said.

Simeone was optimistic about the chances of being in the round of 16 and recalled that it has been difficult for them to get past the group stage. "I'm optimistic. I saw a team that I like to see, that presses, that has intensity. Words are nice, what matters is reality. Surely it got complicated and we are in a place where the only good thing is that we have a result, win both games," he said.

"You can see that it's not just this season. We've been having a hard time getting into the round of 16 for seasons. Then the team competes better at those times of the season when it's already duels. The numbers don't lie, it's costing us the way to the round of 16 ", term.