Simeone adds to Atleti joy
To cap a glorious night for Atletico, it was also confirmed that inspirational coach Diego Simeone is nearing an agreement with a club on a contract extension until 2020.
"We are going to have good news in the coming days," his sister and agent Natalia Simeone told Television Espanola. Simeone himself insisted he had not yet put pen to paper and instead wanted to highlight the incredible effort made by his players despite missing the experienced duo of Diego Godin and Tiago through suspension.
"I value greatly the effort of the group, they work very hard. They never give up, and you www.cheapfutcoinsbuy.co.uk can see that today even with those that haven't played as many minutes (throughout the season)," said the Argentine. "It is very difficult for a team like Atletico Madrid to be in the best eight teams in Europe two years in a row."
Leverkusen boss cheap fut coins account Roger Schmidt, meanwhile, hailed the efforts of his young side to take last season's beaten finalists to the brink of elimination. "After conceding an early goal we defended very well, we made an extraordinary effort.
"We have to bear in mind that we have a young team without much experience and it isn't easy to resist such pressure in a stadium like the Vicente Calderon. In the end in the penalties it was a shame that we didn't have the cool head needed to go through."