Simeone: Game by Game, We're Heading to the Champions League Final!

Atletico Madrid head coach dreams of reaching the Champions League final, a match to be played at the Metropolitano Stadium.

According to "Varzesh Se", Diego Pablo Simeone appeared at the press conference of the Metropolitano Stadium to review the critical match tomorrow night against Manchester United in the second round of the European Champions League. In this interview, the head coach of Atlético Madrid evaluated the latest situation of his team.

The 55-year-old Simeone said about Julin Alvarez's failure to score: "All strikers need to score and it's not limited to him. Beyond scoring goals, Kholian is a team player who coordinates well with others and has a variety of tools at his disposal. "He did a good job on Saturday and we hope he will reach the level we expect from him."

He emphasized the importance of getting three points: "We know that the current format of the tournament requires you to score points. "Like any team that wants to advance, we need to collect points."

Reacting to the possibility of holding the final at the Metropolitano stadium, Atletico's head coach said: "I understand the desire to talk about the home final, but the reality is that we have to go game by game. We should not think about the dreams that we still have a long distance from them. "The secret of our strength is to focus on each match."

Simeone analyzed the English opponent as follows: "As I mentioned on Saturday, we read the game correctly. Manchester United presses well in the opponent's field and has fast players. "Apart from a few draws at the start of the season, they have the same risks as last season and Manchester United is a big name anyway."

"Choosing the best starting line-up and staying calm is critical to managing the flow of the game," he said of his main concerns for the game. The game will be long and intense, and we have to manage the physical strength of the team in a measured way."

Simeone considered the pre-season preparatory meeting against this opponent to be unimportant and added: "There are tactical differences, but in the summer there were many absentees in both teams. "My focus is completely on the official games at the beginning of the season."

He said about the situation of the two pillars of his team: "Each player's form fluctuates and a constant level is not maintained. Lookman is currently not in ideal conditions for us and himself, but he is trying hard every day. He is a technical player and dribbler and it is natural that he loses the ball sometimes. On the other hand, after a difficult period, Baena has now gained high self-confidence and we must make the most of this positive situation."

"Balance has always been the factor of our superiority," the Argentinian head coach said at the end. "Whenever we've made teamwork a priority, we've had great success."