Diego Simeone, head coach of Atletico Madrid (Spain), expressed satisfaction with the performance of the players who played well against European champion Manchester City (Man City, England).
Atletico beat Manchester City 2-1 in Game 2 of the Coupang Play Series at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 30th.
Madrid coach Simeone Atletico Madrid is looking at the ground in a match between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid in the Coupang Play series at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 30th.
Atletico, which took the lead with Memphis Depay’s first goal in the 21st minute of the second half, took a 2-0 lead eight minutes later with Yannick Carrasco’s decisive goal. In the 40th minute of the second half, Huweng Dias gave up a chase goal, but the game ended with a victory without allowing additional runs.
Atletico, which suffered a 2-3 come-from-behind defeat to the team K League on the 27th, finished the Korean tour with one win and one loss.
The kickoff time of the game was originally 8 p.m., but it was held 40 minutes late due to heavy rain. Coach Simeone thanked the fans for protecting the stadium despite these unfavorable conditions.
He said, “I am grateful to the fans for waiting when the weather was not good. “I was even more grateful to see a lot of red and black symbolizing Atletico in the stadium,” he said. 토토사이트
Manchester City achieved a “treble” last season by winning the English Premier League (EPL) and the English Football Association (FA) Cup as well as the UEFA Champions League.
Atletico even won after playing an equal game against Manchester City.
Coach Simeone said, “Just as the team did well in the second half of last season, today’s game was also good. The players were also serious, he said. “I faced the world’s best team, and the players showed their passion and will.” “I think we can show everything we have when we enter the league,” he said.