“The team is working well, trying to hurt the opponent and will also try against a team that is doing very well like Barcelona who have many many young players in the middle of the pitch and up front they have that Raphinha who is one of the best in the league . But we have our strengths, it will be a fun match.” Thus the Atletico Madrid coach Diego Pablo Simeone speaks in a press conference on the eve of the match against the Blaugrana tomorrow: “Yamal? It is clear that he is an extraordinary player, there is no one with those characteristics, but Barcelona has players like Ferran, Olmo and Pedri who, with other characteristics, will not make him regret it.”
Then there is room for the race towards the title after the 11 victories in a row: “There are still many games left to play, it’s still early. But if we say that we are candidates we are not wrong. – continues Simeone – So far in Barcelona I have never managed to win, the numbers speak for themselves. I probably haven’t found the key to doing it yet.”