The Athletic he needs a magical night to come back from 0-1 against Chelsea. Of course, those of Simeone have to remember the past to face the future. If there is a team capable of surprising that it is none other than Atleti. And it is that, this club already demonstrated before Liverpool that in complex moments one grows and achieves great feats. The comeback is not something utopian …
On April 30, 2014, Chelsea Y Athletic faced each other in London in the semifinals of the Champions and with everything in the air after the 0-0 in the first leg. Simeone He challenged Mourinho with an 11 full of familiar faces: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Filipe, Tiago, Mario Suárez, Koke, Arda, Adrián and Costa. The 'Niño' Torres opened the scoring in minute 35. Adrián tied at 10 minutes with an assist of Juanfran. While in the 60 ', Coast scored a penalty 1-2 and Arda made the final 1-3. A triumph that was the direct pass to the final.
Positive message
Simeone trusts the squad and has managed to get the group to think positively. “In big games we have known how to carry out the game when things were bad, and take it as an example in case things get ugly on Wednesday, what can happen, be aware of what we did on Liverpool day, that we are capable of it and we are sure that on Wednesday we will go all out and get the victory, “Llorente declared.