The reaction of Simeone after the draw of Champions

In statements effected this Friday in press conference after the draw of quarter-finals of UEFA Champions League 2015-16, Diego Pablo Simeone showed satisfied by the future of the draw in spite of having to confront to the that considers the "best team of the world" in the actuality, the FC Barcelona, a rival against which has lost in the two parties of League BBVA contested between both this season in Vicente Calderón (1-2) and the Camp Nou (2-1), and to the that since it is Luis Enrique in the bench do not attain to pin the tooth.

"It is an important rival. The truth is that we are thinking in the Sporting of Gijón, but the Barça is an important rival, the best of the world surely, and what better for us that play with the best of the world, to me wakes up me a lot of illusion", commented the technician rojiblanco in room of press in front of the media. The Athletic deleted to the FC Barcelona in chambers of Champions League in the season 2013-14, but the true is that the Barça current of Luis Enrique has changed notably regarding the of Gerardo Martino.

"Already we said it in other opportunities: it handles better the unemployed ball, the contragolpes, the presence of Suárez… Is another team, with more options". They asked him already by the possible eleven that will use against the FC Barcelona in Champions, but as it was to expect, Simeone gave long. "We go to be followed evaluating the recovery and expect to choose of the best way in what as I see it and how imagine the spares to carry to the party to the place that we want to. I need to the eighteen with the maximum attention and preparation the minutes that play".

It centred in the party against the Sporting of Gijón, without valuing the pass agónico to chambers of Champions against the PSV Eindhoven, that arrived in the batch of penaltis. "What happened remains backwards and to us what us moviliza is what comes, go us to value by what did in Gijón and will forget of what did the other day. In Gijón have a new opportunity to follow competing where want to". Finally, desató some laughs in room of press when they asked after him the eliminatory Real Madrid-Wolfsburgo: "it Is an eliminatory that went out good for all", said. And it is true, because it can that it was one of the most equalised of the quarter-finals. The next weeks will say it.