He Athletic of Madrid fell against him RB Leipzig in a match in which he was outmatched by the Germans. A defeat after which the colchoneros did not want to make excuses. And that some arbitration decisions were against the interests of the team of Simeone. But no one mentioned the penalty that Saúl received after 14 minutes or the repeated fouls that went unpunished. About a dozen in the first half and none of them saw the yellow card. Nor did they refer to the lack of fortune because the Germans had a very high percentage of success. Oblak He had no options to save the team.
Diego Pablo Simeone, the leader of the mattress project, was the first to forget the excuses when talking about the elimination: “I liked the rival with great enthusiasm and freshness. There are no excuses. We had no more and we had to lose ”, to which he added“ we cannot not talk about what was seen, it was difficult for us to have spark, pressure … They made at least 20 fouls, when we started the play … We managed to get into the game, in '70, and the same thing as before was not happening there. The second goal came and there was no time ”.
Koke He also acknowledged that “they have been better, you try to give your all and things don't work out, you have to congratulate your rival.” Although the day after the elimination, the captain left a message because after falling, you have to get up. Some words that are partly addressed directly to the fans: “It is time to reflect, be self-critical and learn from mistakes to come back stronger. We are not going to tire of continuing to try, this club deserves it and so do you. Nearby and in the distance, thank you for always being with us ”.
If anyone could talk about the refereeing, it was Saul. He had been given a penalty at 14 minutes into the game that, if it had been pointed out, could have changed the course of the match. However, when he came out to speak to the media, he made no mention of that issue. “The rival team has been superior to us in many phases of the game. They have understood the game very well, have always created superiority in many areas of the field. Especially outside. It is difficult to steal because in many plays you are not even close to stealing or even cutting. They played a good game, I think they were superior in various phases of the game ”.
He even blamed himself for the defeat for not having been up to the task in a match of this level: “We are also to blame for not knowing the moment of the match. Players like me have to know how to read the games on the field better to be able to help the team and this has not been the case ”.
Some statements that show the feeling of the wardrobe of the Athletic of Madrid. A locker room that makes no excuses for the elimination of the Champions League. All this in a year in which they considered that they could achieve the only title that the club is missing. A title that has been left at the gates up to three times, two from the hand of Cholo Simeone.