Simeone admits there will be few surprises when Atletico Madrid visit Liverpool

Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone admitted there will probably be few surprises from him or his workforce as they search to carry on to a 1-Zero benefit within the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in opposition to Liverpool.

A house win three weeks in the past offers them one thing to hold on to and all through his profession as a coach Simeone has produced sides that are masters at defensive resilience.

“I feel it’s certainly one of our qualities; it’s a very strong high quality we’ve,” stated the Argentinian, who has gained two Europa League titles and been to 2 Champions League finals throughout his time in cost.

“If I let you know my plans for the sport it wouldn’t be logical. I feel they (Liverpool) know the way we are going to play after eight years of being right here.

“We’ve got to maintain what we are able to through the sport. Some managers will say ‘we’re going to get ahead’. That might be a pleasant nice dream.

“However all of the ideas I’ve earlier than a sport it’s all the way down to how a lot you might be motivated on the sector.

“Opponents would possibly make you endure at occasions in a sport, they (Liverpool) have all the time performed nearly all the time with a excessive line.

“It is going to be a troublesome opponent with a number of methods of injuring you in assault. Experiences in life all the time make it easier to however you must ensure you don’t repeat errors.

“We nearly all the time compete very well at a excessive degree. Tomorrow the sport will demand that we’re on high kind. We expect we are able to harm them.”

There’s a minor health doubt over former Actual Madrid and on-loan Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata however Simeone is assured he will probably be prepared.

“We’ll have a look at him in coaching and we are going to see how he’s then,” he added.

“You already know just about what I will probably be doing. I don’t suppose our line-up will probably be far off from what you suppose it may be.”

Liverpool overturned a Three-Zero deficit in final yr’s semi-final to beat one other LaLiga facet, Barcelona, at Anfield final Could and the Atletico boss is properly conscious of how the environment there will be a bonus.

“I’ve by no means performed right here as a supervisor or a participant however it’s an incredible stadium and you may inform on the TV the followers are superb and get behind their facet,” he stated.

“They’ve had some historic outcomes right here, turning matches round, nice comebacks.

“However clearly it isn’t simply the followers that drive them ahead, additionally it is the great groups they’ve had over time.”