Julian apoya su pie y la pelota no se mueve.
El entrenador del Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, discutió la controvertida penalización que afectó a su equipo durante la eliminación ante el Real Madrid en la 16ª ronda. Simeone enfatizó que «el balón no se mueve un poco» cuando Julián Álvarez apoyó su pie en el área de penalización.
Simeone elogió el esfuerzo y la energía de sus jugadores a pesar de la derrota, destacando que compitieron de manera ejemplar. Aunque lamentó no poder ganar en la Liga de Campeones en Madrid, se mostró orgulloso de su equipo.
El entrenador también comentó sobre la polémica jugada del penalti, defendiendo la actuación de su jugador y cuestionando la decisión del árbitro. A pesar de la decepción por no avanzar en la competición, Simeone reconoció el sacrificio de su equipo y cerró la conferencia de prensa con una reflexión sobre el esfuerzo realizado.
En cuanto al rival, Simeone reconoció la calidad del Real Madrid y destacó que compitieron contra uno de los mejores equipos del mundo. A pesar de la derrota, el entrenador se mostró satisfecho con el rendimiento de su equipo y la actitud mostrada en el partido.
The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, emphasized that «the ball didn’t move at all» when Julián Álvarez supported his foot, in the controversial penalty that invalidated the team’s goal, during the match lost to Real Madrid (2-4) to be eliminated in the 16th round.
«Many players who were in it were not in the previous matches. Oblak yes, but Julián no Sorloth, Correa yes, Llorenti … maybe in the last Supercopa.
«We competed in an incredible way, we managed to equalize the score in a passage of the party and the extension in us, we reached the penalties. It seems that we only saw the image of the penalty, the referee says that when Julián steps on the penalty spot and kicks, he plays the ball with the support of his foot.
«Beyond that and arguing whether it was a goal or not a goal, I am proud of my players. I am happy, I am happy because we competed in an exemplary way. Certainly, we could not win in the Champions League in Madrid, of course we could not, but we had a bad period.
He also praised his students who showed «with a lot of energy, with great strength, with a lot of effort, with many games, as well as a team.» «I think we controlled a team that plays very well and has very good players,» said Simeone before entering the penalty action on «Spider» Álvarez because he reached the ball.
«When Julian supports his leg and strikes, the ball doesn’t move at all. I imagine if the VAR is called -or [the referee]… «, he was interrupted. «I want to believe they saw that he reached it,» added a «Cholo» who was later confronted by a journalist, because those present in the press room saw that illegal double touch.
After that surreal moment, Simeone closed. «People go with the pain of staying, no doubt, because we all wanted to play the final, but knowing that your team has given everything. There are two ways to sleep; one says «what we played, we didn’t make the effort we had to make and we didn’t compete» and there is another: «I said everything».
«People were all game, from the hotel last night, in the precedent that went to the hotel … It was a very beautiful day, unfortunately we could not continue in this draw. But I left in peace,» he always emphasized a few days after Atlético was loved by FC Barcelona on the 28th from La Liga.
«When one is in this way, it is not easy to digest it. We have a great Sunday rival. It is clear that we will tire, we will be hit, we will be in a draw in which we will play the two games in the way we had to compete,» summarized «Cholo» on the matter.
Finally, he had a softer disagreement with another journalist who downplayed Real Madrid. «You are very tough with a team with Mbappé, Vinícius, Bellingham, Valverde, Rodrygo, etc. And that has won the Champions League several times. For me, we compete against the best team in the world,» said the Liverpool coach,» Simeone recalled to complete the press conference.
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