Atlético played a 2:2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen last night in Madrid, thereby losing their chances of qualifying for the knockout phase of the Champions League, and coach Diego Simeone regrets the missed chances, especially the missed penalty at the end.
“We can say that in a way this elimination sums up our game so far in the Champions League. We had to work hard for everything, in many games we would have won more points if we were just a little more efficient. In the end, this picture sums it all up – the missed penalty, the crossbar, and Carrasco’s shot… Obviously, we’re not looking for excuses because we didn’t do many things,” said Simeone.
In the second half, the team from Madrid played excellently, but in the end, they have no chance to reach the round of 16, so the last match against Porto is without major result significance.
“The second half of the match was at the highest level, Oblak stopped some counters nicely, and in some moments we gave everything. It annoys us that we won’t have the opportunity to fight in Porto,” said Diego Simeone, the highest-paid football coach in the world.
He has been on the Atletico bench since 2011, won two Europa Leagues and two Primeras, and in 2014 and 2016 he lost in the Champions League finals.
