Diego Simeone has admitted he’s “dreaming” of lastly tasting glory on his “extraordinary” UEFA Champions League journey. Atletico Madrid supervisor Simeone, who will mark his 56th birthday on the eve of Wednesday’s sport towards Arsenal, has now reached 4 semi-finals but has by no means lifted the trophy.
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Regardless of this, Simeone stays satisfied his underdogs can go all the way in which this time and cautioned that his facet can “damage” Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta’s workforce.
Simeone mentioned, by way of : “It is extraordinary that Atletico Madrid is in a Champions League semi-final once more after 9 years and after doing it for the fourth time in 14 years, if I am not mistaken.
Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal heads to Spain off the again of a win towards -Credit score:Richard Heathcote/Getty Photographs
“That basically is fantastic, it is unimaginable, unimaginable. And I feel that religion, that pleasure, that contagiousness that our individuals transmit to us will do us quite a lot of good.
“We’re going to face a tricky sport with an excellent opponent and with a set-piece technique, as you effectively mentioned in the beginning, that could be very effectively labored, and effectively, right here we go together with all the joy.
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“I all the time say that dreaming is nice, however actuality is what occurs on earth. And what occurs on earth is what we do and what God desires. In order that’s how we behave.
“Truthfully, strain no, there is not any strain. There’s accountability. There’s the joy of being near an enormous aim that the membership has by no means achieved. And naturally, there’s a particular pleasure.
“And now we have to arrange effectively, we’ll play the sport we need to play, the sport we think about, and as I all the time say, take the sport the place we would like so we are able to damage them.
“It will likely be a tough sport, however we consider we are able to cease them. They’re an excellent workforce with good set-pieces. However I feel soccer does not owe anybody something.
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“Issues are deserved and achieved, and for that it’s a must to work and search them, and clearly, that girl luck additionally needs to be behind you.”