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This is a typical Diego Simeone tactic that seems to work every single time, his plan is to make his players believe they are underdogs in order to fight harder to reach their objective, which is to play another Champions League final. But the road will prove to be even more difficult than the last time they got there, many teams in Europe have gotten reinforcements and won't give an easy contest against Atletico.
Despite his discourse, everybody knows that behind Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Juventus are right behind them when it comes to direct title contenders. But let Simeone keep following that MO for as long as he wants, if it works perfectly in order to keep his club at the top of any contest, better for all of us who love football.
He spoke to the press ahead of their match at PSV Eindhoven: "Are we capable of winning the Champions League? We're capable of winning tomorrow. Thinking about anything more would not be humble. Everyone needs to win to improve confidence. In Vigo, in the second half [of the 4-0 win against Celta], the team freed themselves. It's a beautiful pitch, a fantastic atmosphere - a good place to start. The goals were important six months ago, but tomorrow it's the points.
"The two teams are better than they were 15 days ago. PSV are a great team, especially on the break. They played in two different ways last year. Nobody can say that, if we win tomorrow, we go through. We lost the first game two seasons ago and then we were top of the group."
However, Koke thinks that Atletico have had an upgrade compared to last season, they look at things differently and feel more competitive now: "It's always important to start by winning and tomorrow is an important game that we have to win. But it's not the end of the world if we don't - there are still five more games. We have to make the most of our chances. Last year, we had a lot of chances in the first half but we were not successful. That's what is important - being solid at the back and getting forward. We never relax, we're always eager to win. We've created a lot of expectation with all the new guys."
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