Atletico know how to make it hard for Barcelona & Real Madrid - Simeone

Atletico Madrid boss Diego
Simeone believes his side have
found the right formula to stifle
Barcelona and Real Madrid 's
games.
The Vicente Calderon side broke
the decade-long duopoly the Clasico clubs had on the
Liga title last term, grinding out a 1-1 draw at Camp Nou
on the last day of the season to seal the triumph.
Simeone, who masterminded a 4-2 aggregate Copa del Rey
victory over his side's arch rivals last week, feels he has a
good tactical plan for each of Barca and Madrid - despite
having seen his side beaten 3-1 at Camp Nou earlier this
month.
"Barcelona work in smaller spaces and Real Madrid work in
more space and on the counter," he told Radio America
1190 .
"When you play Real Madrid and you see things from the
sidelines, the games are never ending. It is very difficult to
compete with Barcelona and Madrid but we have found the
necessary intensity to make things complicated for them."
Simeone has transformed Atleti's fortunes since taking
over three years ago, leading them to one Copa del Rey,
one Europa League and a Champions League final in
addition to their Liga triumph, and he has no plans to
move on from the club just yet.
"You can't understand how we were so far away from
where we are now. When you know how you want to play,
you don't confuse things. The challenge for us this year is
even bigger.
"If things keep growing as they are growing I will not move
from Atleti. I see that Atleti want to continue growing and
that also allows me to get better."
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