D. Simeone: 'After two setbacks, we managed to reach the Copa del Rey final'

2026-03-04 13:26 © zumapress

Barcelona club lost to Madrid's Atletico team with an aggregate score of 3:4 in the Copa del Rey tournament.

Yesterday, the Catalans triumphed with a score of 3:0. The head coach of the "mattresses," Diego Simeone, revealed what he told fellow coach Hansi Flick after the match and expressed joy at reaching the final:

"H. Flick told me his opinion on certain situations in the matches, and I told him they played excellently.

I hope we can meet in the Champions League quarter-finals to compete in the best possible way.

When we were trailing 0:3, I said that this is "Atleti."

"We waited a long time to reach the final. Previously, we lost two semi-finals and had an incredible opponent who plays at high speed and intensity.

We had several opportunities where we could have posed more of a threat. It was a tough match, and we expected just that.”

"In these two matches, we were better than Barca, as we had the advantage in the first match where we were better and looked good.”

Today, the other semi-final match will take place between San Sebastian’s Real Sociedad and Bilbao’s Athletic teams.

The cup final will take place in April in Seville.