Diego Simeone after Champions League exit – ‘Nobody wants to win more than us, but it’s not enough’

Diego Simeone after Champions League exit – ‘Nobody wants to win more than us, but it’s not enough’ Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has expressed pride for his side’s trip to the Champions League semi-final , where they lost against Arsenal on Tuesday night. Yet Simeone also hinted that he felt they should have had a penalty, and were a little short on resources. One of the issues for Atletico Madrid was their inability to take their chances, and Simeone lamented that his team did not take a lead to the Emirates from the first leg.

“If we were eliminated, it’s because our opponent deserved to advance. They were clinical in the first half and earned their place. But what I feel is tranquility, peace; the team gave everything they had.

We could have won the first match in the second half, but we weren’t as decisive as the game demanded. Today, we improved defensively in the first half, but we offered little offensively. ” “We improved in the second half, creating a few chances that could have gone our way, but they didn’t, and we reached a place no one expected.

We competed against an incredibly powerful team, and with our own strengths, we fought as hard as we could. I’m grateful to our fans, our players, and I’m proud to be where I am. I said in the stadium during preseason that we were going to compete, and we did.