Cerezo: “The Suárez thing was a good operation for Barça”

Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético de Madrid, offered an interview this afternoon on Telemadrid, from the Wanda Metropolitano, where he reviewed all the rojiblanca news. He is the first president with whom the Madrid regional channel begins a round of interviews with leaders

Presidency: “I am almost going to do 20 years as president and another 15 as vice president. Almost 35 years here.”

Liverpool: “Good memories in the last two games we played against them. It is a great team that was proclaimed European champion right here, in this stadium. We are very happy and proud to play such an important game against Liverpool. At home and with the stadium full “.

One hundred percent of the capacity against Barça: “It was a great joy to see how people enjoyed how they were delighted to return, excited to see their team live again and with the joy that a deadly pandemic has ended, in quotation marks, during the two years. Individually you get excited. More because it was in a match that we won and we won very well. Satisfaction of sitting down and being accompanied by 70,000 people is very important. “

Does football owe a Champions League?: “We have already been three times in finals. All three due to a series of circumstances have been lost. I think yes, it must. There have been many semi-finals and finals and we are getting closer to be able to get it.”

Suarez: “He’s a great signing, a great player and a great person.”

Did you call someone from the Barca to thank you?: “We have a magnificent relationship with Barça and I can say that Suárez and Griezmann’s operation has been good for Barça, Atleti and the players.”

Messi, Simeone has acknowledged that he contacted him through Suárez: “The truth is that I do not know. The technical departments have their moments. Simeone did well to try. In this case it was very difficult as Cholo explained. PSG has too much economic power and here LaLiga has a very serious and tough control so that Spanish football can be in the economic situation in which it is “.

Griezmann: “We are always interested in great players and Griezmann is best with us than with others.”

Tired of Mbappé and Madrid: “We have enough problems to be aware of whether or not Mbappé comes to Madrid. If he does, great. If not, what are we going to do, maybe he couldn’t come.”

Soccer at home: “I have three daughters who are already married and he likes football just enough. My wife doesn’t either. At home I don’t talk about football with anyone.”

His figure above Atleti or the other way around: “Atleti is always Atleti. Those of us who are here are just passing through, always trying to do our best and that the fans, the team and the players enjoy themselves.”

A moment as president: “When the League was won with Antic after so many years, with those wonderful players. The inauguration of the Metropolitano. Also the finals we have reached, although some had their sad side, it is very exciting and very nice to experience it.”

Cry?: “More than crying, it is sadness for not having been able to achieve something that has not been achieved.”

Jesus Gil: “He was a magnificent person, a very good friend of mine. A great football manager. He had his peculiarities. He was a great person, guy, a man who has done a lot for Atleti. In this situation I would be delighted and happy to be champion of the This year’s league. And of the 13, 14 titles that we have in the last 10 years and above all for feeling here in this stadium, their home. “

President of Atleti, father or grandfather: “The three facets. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with football and my business, the cinema. Friday, Saturday, Sunday with my grandchildren and daughters, when there is no football.”