The coach of Bayern Munich, Hansi Flick, said on Tuesday that Atlético de Madrid, which they will face tomorrow in the Champions League, has “the best defense in Europe” and praised the work that his colleague Diego has done over the years Simeone.
“Diego Simeone he has been, if I'm not mistaken, at Atlético for nine years, he has managed to make the team evolve positively and have the best defense in Europe ”, declared Flick in the press conference prior to the game.
Flick refused to enter into comparisons with past matches between the two teams, noting that he was only interested in “tomorrow's game.”
“I don't think about the past, I care about tomorrow's rival. We have studied it, we know its strong points but also its weak points ”, he asserted.
Asked if he thinks his team is in a position to repeat a season like the previous one – in which he won the treble – he commented that the goal is to have as many successes as possible, but for this you always have to think about the next game.
“We want to be as successful as possibleWe want to achieve the optimum like the previous season but we know that it is difficult especially in the Champions League and we have to think about each game as we did last season. The decisive thing is always the next game, it is nothing new, “he added.
Regarding the bet you have made for Lucas Hernandez as a left back, to the detriment of Alphonso davies, explained that, on the one hand, he was very satisfied with the performance of the French player and, on the other, that the Canadian is going through a slump, something that he sees as normal in a young player after the extraordinary campaign he did the previous season.
“I am very satisfied with Lucas Hernández. Alphonso Davies has had a slump but he has our support, it is important that he recovers his quality. For a young player it is normal after such an extraordinary season as the one he played ”, he indicated.
Regarding the template, he said that with the exceptions of Leroy Sané and Tanguy Nianzó all are available and there are no physical problems.
Joshua Kimmich, who awaits the imminent birth of her second child, opens a question. “We know how quickly that can happen. We hope Joshua is there tomorrow, but if he is not there we will find an alternative, “he said.