Champions League: Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone revels in win over Juventus
Thursday 2 October 2014 10:17, UK
Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone allowed himself to revel in the glory of securing a victory over "possibly the strongest team in the group" after Juventus left Spain empty-handed.
A solitary goal from Arda Turan in the second half of Wednesday night's Champions League encounter at the Vicente Calderon saw Atletico pick up their first win in Group A.
The 1-0 triumph over the Italian champions sends last season's European runners-up into a four-way tie for top spot alongside Juve, Malmo and Olympiacos after two matches.
Simeone told Atletico's official website: "Juventus are a very tough team, strong and hard working with a controlled system, an enormously talented midfielder, two fantastic strikers, and a goalkeeper with enormous experience.
"Juventus are possibly the strongest team in the group. Our team has shown great consistency in the last two matches."
The Argentinian acknowledged the decisive impact his Turkish midfielder Arda had on the game.
"The truth is that he's having a very good year because he has scored important goals: the one against Madrid and one today," Simeone added.
"That is what we always demand. We need goals from everyone on the team and recently it's been happening: Saul (Niguez), Koke, (Raul) Jimenez, Raul Garcia, Arda...
"It says a lot that (Mario) Mandzukic is making space up front to pull defenders out of position so the second line of attackers can move forward."
