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The game ends, Atlético is eliminated from the Champions League and not a single soul moves from the Wanda Metropolitano. There is no racing for loopholes to catch the subway, taxi or car. The people of Atlético stay with the scarf in their hands above their heads and show their unique, contagious feeling, hooked on a team and a story.
Simeone has been applauding the staff for several minutes for the unlimited dedication and continues with it. He is also not going to run like he usually does because he wants to enjoy the moment. 0-0 on the scoreboard and the stadium is clamoring for what he saw. A team that wanted to win. It is also a message from the fans.
"The 0-0 does serve to pride our people, a team that competes as it does and it leaves us with the peace of mind of having given everything to get through the tie," summarizes Simeone.
The stands are left without Champions, but they return to their team, with their combative attitude. "The people have been enormous, the team responded to what the people were looking for, it is very difficult to have this communion, that your own people respect you after being left out".
El Cholo denied that he ironically applauded Guardiola for his players' waste of time. "I? No please, I applauded the people, who were valuing the team's effort, how can I not applaud. I have nothing to say about the lost time, the referee handles the rules, that's what he's there for, City passes fairly because he scored a goal”.
One last message from Simeone regarding styles: “Sometimes those with the best lexicon include contempt in their praise. But we are not that stupid. Those of us who have less lexicon… I am clear that we are proud of who we are, and I love seeing those who win celebrating. Once it is shown that the important thing is to win”.
Guardiola did not want to comment on the loss of time by his team. "Nothing to say," he repeated with some insistence, preventing the construction of his style from being based on good taste.
“They have done very well. Our have put behind, our we forgot to play, we are celebrating but we could have been eliminated, they had a great second half”, explained Guardiola. “If we don't catch the ball, we do it wrong. And in that situation they do very well.”
In that debate about style, Koke recorded that Atlético is not the only one that prioritizes winning above all else. “Everything has been seen, normally Atlético is criticized, we are proud of our team, you are here to tell what happened”.
The match ended with the expulsion of Felipe, one more loss of roles for the Brazilian defender, who ultimately remained an important tangana and also in the locker room tunnel, where the clashes continued, Vrsaljko and Savic were about to come to blows . The police had to intervene to avoid greater evils.
