D. Simeone commented on the upcoming quarterfinal with the Barcelona club.

2026-03-19 14:34 © zumapress

The head coach of Madrid's Atletico club, Diego Simeone, did not hide his joy after qualifying for the Champions League quarterfinals and commented on the importance of statistics:

"Sometimes you have nothing to say – the statistics speak for themselves."

This is the moment when we have to be happy as a club, as a team and celebrate with the fans who are celebrating reaching the quarterfinals.

When you find yourself here, you understand that it will be a difficult road. It was the same in previous seasons when we reached the final."

"It will be difficult, as we will face a team demonstrating the best attack in Europe, but we will have the enthusiasm to compete."

In the quarterfinals, Atletico will meet the Barcelona team.

This month, Atletico eliminated the Catalans with an aggregate score of 4:3 in the Copa del Rey semifinals.

The quarterfinal stage will take place on April 8 and 14.