Atletico coach Diego Simeone told about his goals before the match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League.

At the pre-match press conference on the eve of the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League, Atletico coach Diego Simeone stated that he does not distinguish between the matches of the championship of Spain and the League of Europe.

"Today we are focused on the European League, then we will switch to the La Liga," said Simeone.

- I can understand the interest of the media in the information about which tournaments and which matches are priorities for a particular team. But in our case, the main task is the progress of our team, improving the quality of the game. While I'm happy with this process and I'm proud of my players ".

Matches 1/8 finals of the Europa League Atletico - Locomotive will be held on Thursday, March 8. Beginning at 8 pm Kyiv time.

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