Gimenez on Barcelona – ‘If we stop them scoring, we’ll get chances’

Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone has categorised pictures of Hansi Flick wanting disconsolate on the Barcelona bench as ‘regular’, forward of their assembly at Camp Nou on Tuesday evening. Los Colchoneros head into the tie on a seven-game profitable streak, with Barcelona in much less illustrious kind, however sitting prime.

Simeone spoke to the press forward of the sport, and was eager to emphasise the offensive prowess of Barcelona, and their outlined fashion.

“The kind of match we count on is crystal clear. They’re an opponent with an unbelievable assault, a well-positioned fashion of play, and a few essential particular person gamers, and we’ll need to be sturdy in that side to compete. We’ll need to take the sport to the place we predict we are able to harm them.”

“I see it the identical method everybody else does: they’re a workforce that has confirmed their fashion and their sport plan. They don’t change their attacking technique or their excessive line of defense, which has yielded unbelievable outcomes. We all know we’re taking part in in opposition to a workforce with tactical variations, and now we have to lure them into positions the place we predict we are able to harm them.”

“We’re human, now we have feelings’ – Simeone on Flick

One of many speaking factors of the weekend was the picture of Flick wanting upset on the Barcelona bench, regardless of having simply crushed Alaves 3-1. Simeone gave it little significance, feeling it was a pure response.

Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid have by no means crushed Barcelona on the Camp Nou. Final 12 months, nevertheless, they managed to defeat Barça away from residence for the primary time.

Tonight, Simeone’s Atleti arrive on a six-match profitable streak in La Liga, having gone unbeaten since matchday one. pic.twitter.com/GlbO6CEu1w

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“It’s regular. We’re human; now we have emotions and feelings. From the sidelines, it’s all the time simpler to see and ask for issues, however taking part in isn’t so easy. And doing it in so many consecutive matches, all the time having to present your all, is extra difficult. From our perspective, being on the skin, we wish to see issues higher, and that’s what we count on.”

Los Rojiblancos head into the match with two key absences in Marcos Llorente and Robin Le Normand. Marc Pubill is predicted to begin in Llorente’s stead, with Simeone confirming that the Spain worldwide wouldn’t be again in time.

“Marcos continues to be recovering. Pubill and Nahuel are completely different: Molina is way more offensive, will get additional ahead, and is extra vital within the closing third. Marc may give us choices at centre-back and a distinct fashion of play for that place.”

The anticipated lineups. @mundodeportivo, @sport, @diarioas, @marca pic.twitter.com/KuSGWqiU95

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Jose Maria Gimenez – ‘We’ll attempt to stifle their assault’

In a while Monday evening, defender Jose Maria Gimenez spoke to Atletico’s membership channels to preview the sport. The Uruguayan known as on his workforce to be defensively stout within the face of Barcelona’s assault.

“They’ll wish to take the initiative, and we’ll be sturdy defensively to try to stifle their assault, paying shut consideration to the wings, the place they’ve very harmful gamers. We’ll additionally concentrate on teamwork and being sturdy in duels. It’s been confirmed that we do that very properly when now we have the ball, after we’re calm, after we break by, after we mix, after we’re cell… It’s a sport that’s all in regards to the mindset.”

The Commander speaks within the preview of Barça-Atleti 🔴⚪ pic.twitter.com/ncVk88q8Tm

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) December 1, 2025

Ought to they handle to realize that, then Gimenez was assured that his aspect would exploit Barcelona’s flaky defence going within the different course.

“We’re very clear that with the workforce now we have, if we defend properly and forestall them from scoring, we’ll create probabilities and have them. There’s numerous high quality, numerous good gamers. If the starters aren’t creating probabilities, there’s all the time a teammate who will, somebody with that starvation all of us have. I don’t suppose there’s every other method for good issues to occur than by exhausting work. Luck is all the time a consequence; you need to benefit from it. For those who work exhausting, put within the effort, and decide to what the workforce wants, luck will in all probability be in your aspect.”