Luis Enrique: Atletico were very lucky to find Simeone. If I leave, I’m sure I won’t live here even half my age.”

Luis Enrique analyzed the news about PSG before the match that the Parisian team will play with Atlético Madrid corresponding Champions League.

Feelings after the last games before the match with Atlético

Every Champions League match in our house there is a feeling of optimism and confidence that we can go into the game and get three points.

Clashes with Simeone

I have no preference, tomorrow I will see Mr. Simeone again, whom I have already met as a player. He is a top coach, I admire when I see that a coach has worked for so many years in a big club, I know how difficult it is for him to convince his players, and when he has been in a big club for so many years, he can only be a top coach. It’s going to be a very challenging game where everyone knows what they’re playing and everyone is going to be very high quality individually.

Pressure on both teams

If you look at Atlético’s players, they are all international and I have no doubt that they will perform at a high level. In this sense, it is true that we have reached the halfway point of a competition in which we do not know what may happen. We concentrate on tomorrow’s game and do everything better than our opponents to be closer to victory.

In the leaders of League 1 and in the 19th Champion Two faces?

We always have the same face, in the Champions League the level is maximum, but I am satisfied with the performance of my team in attack and defense, according to statistics we are one of the best and I would like to repeat them, although, obviously, with different results.

Simeone with a large number of defeats in direct confrontations

In any case, the points are not decisive: whoever loses, if he wins the other games, he will qualify without any problems. If tomorrow one of them loses and wins the remaining four, they will qualify for the 24. There is no decisive match, victory is important, no doubt, but if you look at the calendar, we have a difficult one, I am aware, but who knows.

Feeling with Pacho and Marquinhos in defense

I understand you tend to be individualistic, but my job is to generalize, see what each player contributes to the team on each line, and see how we can improve. I am confident that we can improve our game in attack and defense. It is logical, and I understand this, that pairs or individual players want to restore order. But we analyze everything from a global point of view.

Happy with the numbers

I have no doubt that we will be one of the teams that scores the most goals. I’m worried about creating a lot of scoring chances, that’s my goal as a coach. We work weekly to improve our performance, but our commitment is to have the statistics of the day for Girona and PSV, overall they were very positive. A player does not guarantee the number of goals and we are trying to solve this in the market.

Griezmann

Griezmann is a player who has been to Spain so many times that he could have dual citizenship. He is a striker who has adapted in all positions, he has also played inside, he is very complete, with football qualities at the service of the team, and he is a very complete player. We will have to watch very carefully.

Target

Tomorrow you will find out. After a good cappuccino, I will decide which goalkeeper will play, as long as all three are ready.

What to fear from Atlético

I have no doubt that, despite their results in the Champions League, Atlético will show their best version tomorrow, their strongest and most serious version. This will be a difficult opponent. I look forward to us playing at home

Did you coach Atlético at one time and was a good coach for Atlético?

It was true, but I had already given my word to another club, and it was not about breaking my word. The truth is that Atlético were very lucky to find Simeone, because if I leave I’m sure I won’t be here even half the time, I don’t have that kind of energy. Atlético found in Cholo the best coach they could have, and this was demonstrated by his career and all the titles won over the years. How lucky Atlético fans are!

Motivate your players

In a Champions League match, the motivation of the players is very high, everyone is ready.

Marquinhos, game 200

The numbers speak volumes about what they mean for the team, it’s great that he is the leader of the team and someone who gets people to follow him with his attitude.