Diego Simeone will probably be laser targeted on La Liga this month as he seems to be to chase down Actual Madrid.
Los Rojiblancos completed fifth within the new UEFA Champions League format with Simeone’s fees easing into the final 16.
and there will probably be no want for a harmful playoff for Simeone within the coming weeks.
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With no European video games till the final 16 begins on March 4, Simeone has a month to chip away at Actual Madrid’s present four-point title lead, and progress into the Copa del Rey semi finals.
Simeone leads his staff throughout the capital subsequent weekend, the place defeat on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu might spell the top of their title hopes, however a victory or a draw retains the battle alive.
If Actual Madrid progress previous Metropolis, Simeone’s Atletico Madrid and Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen are the 2 choices, which might imply a ‘double derby’ within the house of lower than a month.
The prospect of a number of conferences isn’t a priority for Simeone because the Argentinian seems to be to utilise this window to select up league factors.
“We’re targeted on tomorrow’s sport [vs. Mallorca], we’re not fascinated about the rest. It’s an vital sport towards a tricky opponent,” as per quotes from .
“[The new Champions League] forces you to consistently take into consideration successful. We went to the previous couple of minutes, ready to see if there was a aim or not, and the way the groups would place themselves.
“We don’t know who we’re going to play towards subsequent, it is senseless to consider something apart from Mallorca.”
Simeone snatched a late 1-1 draw at house to Actual Madrid in league motion in September however they’ve gained only one Champions League sport towards them alongside two last defeats underneath his management.