Serbian Marko nikolic, Lokomotiv Moscow coach, assured this Thursday after the Champions League draw that he likes the Argentine's style Diego Simeone, coach of Atletico of Madrid.
“Atlético already coincided in the same group with Lokomotiv. I like Simeone's style and how he chooses his players, ”said Nikolic, according to the newspaper. “Sport-Express”.
Last season, the Madrid team faced the Russian Railways in the group stage of the top continental competition with a win away (0-2) and in Madrid (2-0).
In addition, in March 2018 Atlético eliminated Lokomotiv in the last 16 of the Europa League with a 3-0 in the Spanish capital and a resounding 1-5 in Russia.
Nikolic He was “delighted” to also play against Bayern Munich, the European champions, and Salzburg, a team with which he said he was familiar.
“We will go game by game. In the Champions League there are no easy groups. Every group is difficult. I can't say I'm happy or not. We are among the 32 best teams in Europe. I believe in our team“, he pointed.
The Serbian commented that his duty is to represent Russian football with dignity, make a “good impression” and “score points from all the teams” in group A.
The Lokomotiv, which recently sold its best player, Alexei Miranchuk (Atalanta), have been playing in the ‘Champions’ for several years, but have never been able to get past the group stage.
Currently, after his victory at CSKA Moscow (0-1) with a goal from Smolov, he is sixth in the Russian league, five points behind the leaders, Zenit.