Simeone Makes Clear Who He Wants to Win LaLiga, It's Not Atlético, Unbelievable

Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid left the Madrid classic in a draw after all the tension accumulated around this match. Carlo Ancelotti's pupils, as well as the players coached by Diego Pablo Simeone, will need to maintain or seize the leadership of LaLiga in the next round of the national competition. The Argentine coach, however, seems to have another idea about it.

In his press conference after the clash at Santiago Bernabéu, the South American coach made it clear that "Barcelona, I keep insisting, is the best team" among those competing. The praises from the Atlético coach to the blaugrana entity extended much further than initially thought.

Because the footballers coached by Hansi Flick "have unbelievable speed and besides, they play very well as a team. Let's see if tomorrow they manage to win in Seville and the table will be quite tight for the journalists to have some fun with everyone there together", Simeone states.

These words related to FC Barcelona, one of Atlético de Madrid's rivals in the fight for the leadership of LaLiga, are quite surprising. Especially considering that, after the draw in the Madrid classic at Santiago Bernabéu, a Barça victory would leave the Atlético side in third place in the standings.

Ball Out

Diego Pablo Simeone's gesture to Real Madrid's eternal rival in domestic competitions, right after the draw at the white coliseum, is causing quite a stir. Especially due to the union that seems to exist against the entity presided over by Florentino Pérez in some very current aspects of Spanish soccer. The most striking issue, following the latest official statements from several clubs, is the demand for regeneration of the system and the refereeing collective.

All LaLiga clubs, including Atlético de Madrid, protest against the referees' decisions in each match of the top national competition. But practically none of those teams, affected in the same way as the Madrid squad, side with them when demanding changes.

From the Valdebebas offices, they understand that the shadow of the 'Negreira case' is too long. Therefore, they will not hesitate to continue advocating for the regeneration of the refereeing collective in the coming years. Diego Pablo Simeone, apart from that controversy that benefited Atlético de Madrid due to the penalty committed on Samu Lino, has decided to divert attention toward FC Barcelona.

He also didn't mention, as he usually does on other occasions, the difference in rest days. On this occasion, Atlético had one more day to recover and prepare for the match, a circumstance that has gone practically unnoticed. Simeone returns to the center of controversy for his words in the press conference.