{"id":18725,"date":"2022-04-16T18:12:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/simeone-proud-after-atleticos-ucl-exit-to-city"},"modified":"2022-04-16T18:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T18:36:04","slug":"simeone-proud-after-atleticos-ucl-exit-to-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/simeone-proud-after-atleticos-ucl-exit-to-city","title":{"rendered":"Simeone proud after Atletico’s UCL exit to City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Diego Simeone has said he is “proud” of his Atletico Madrid team after their explosive Champions League quarterfinal elimination by Manchester City, which ended with a touchline brawl and police needing to intervene in the tunnel.<\/p>\n

City will face Real Madrid in the semifinals after Wednesday’s goalless draw at the Wanda Metropolitano saw them progress 1-0 on aggregate.<\/p>\n

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Atletico defender Felipe’s late red card sparked a melee which continued in the tunnel at full-time, as Stefan Savic tried to confront Jack Grealish and Sime Vrsaljko had to be restrained by coaching staff before police officers moved in to restore order.<\/p>\n

“We’ve always been proud,” Simeone said in a news conference on Saturday, when asked about his team’s performance and behaviour.<\/p>\n

“We don’t need one episode, or one night, to increase it further. We’re proud. We know where we’ve come from and the work we’ve done over these long years.”<\/p>\n

The post-match fracas overshadowed a second-half display which saw Atletico put City under sustained pressure, creating a series of chances to score a goal which would have taken the tie into extra time.<\/p>\n

“You feel good when you give everything and you show the best version of yourself,” Simeone said. “We weren’t clinical. We were eliminated but we’re calm because we gave everything.”<\/p>\n

The result means Atletico can now focus on LaLiga, where they host Espanyol on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Atletico are fourth — level on 57 points with Real Betis, who’ve played a game more, in fifth — as they battle to qualify for next season’s Champions League.<\/p>\n

“The most important challenge we have is to show what the players managed to show [against City]” Simeone said.<\/p>\n

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