“The objective is not done, we played a lot against Betis”

Diego Pablo Simeone attended the media at the press conference prior to the match that Atlético de Madrid will play against Betis on Saturday at 22:00 at the Wanda Metropolitano.

How do you assess the moment of Betis and the figures of Guardado and Láinez?

I really liked Betis against Levante. Then he won the last game at home and that generates him to meet a goal and finish the League with ease. Not only to talk about the two Mexican footballers, but also a squad with very good footballers, mainly from the midfield forwards, with players who can unbalance. They play soccer very well and have the peace of mind of having achieved salvation and aspire to climb the competition.

The draw brought them to Leipzig and they say they are very favorite, what do you think?

People are always the same who exaggerate or discredit you. I isolate myself from the extremes and I shut myself up in what I was saying. It is a fast team, with a very good attack, very good records in front of goal and that is closing a very good season in Germany. From that point back to what matters to us is tomorrow's game and the one that has to matter to us.

Does the format benefit a party?

I already answered it last week. We have to adapt to circumstances just like in the League. There is no choice and we will have to make the best of this new situation and the circumstances that this Champions offers us.

Will he put a gala eleven to close the Champions positions?

Normally all the teams that we form always think about winning the matches. It is a very important match, it can give us the opportunity to reach the Champions League, which is what we have been working on for a long time. We will see today in training who is better for tomorrow's game and we will try to capture it on the field.

Could it be the year of winning the Champions League?

I want to be respectful to you. I already said it, those who discredit are those who exaggerate the possibilities that one has to win and I do not live in the extremes. They are the third team in Germany and I hold on to that, what I see and the team that we had and we have to solve. The rest are words and it is of no use to anyone.

The goal is almost accomplished.

A good job was done to this day, but we need to continue in this line in tomorrow's game. The numbers are not there and the objective has not been reached and we have a lot at stake.

Is there planning for the Champions League when the League ends?

We work in consequence of what comes to us, but now we only think about Betis.

You are making more than five changes between your lineups, can you have more continuity?

It is one thing when this new championship began, with so many games in a row after so many months without competing where there was no rhythm of play. Today there are already eight games where many have fulfilled and have played many minutes all except Vitolo, Herrera, Lemar and Saponjic, I do not know if I will leave someone. I think everyone else has had a good balance between them and has allowed us to get to that end in the best way. Now changes are made later and later and there are times when it is no longer necessary to make one more change. Now with more pace of play and possibly with the recovery days, which change from three to four, possibly some more will repeat in the team.