Diego Simeone has hailed his team’s persistence after they came back to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday.
The crucial win moved Atleti to within six points of leaders Barcelona.
“Both teams had some big chances, but we did not stop insisting. The players came out on top after being up against it in the first half.
“They showed pride, intensity, bravery and insistence and got a classic last-minute winner.”
“We did not start the game well and made mistakes that we could improve upon in the second half.
“The most important today was to keep making chances, play in their half. Different to other games, we were able to find the goal to bring us the victory.
“This will be very useful to us. The team are improving, with more consistency in their play, which comes from scoring goals. Goals bring that energy. Hopefully, we can keep on this path.”
Filipe Luis said: “It was a really difficult game, they have very good players and play good football with very clear ideas.
“We had a very bad start to the game, but you could see we were on a good run, the players have lots of confidence.
“We must keep going like that if we want to fight for anything more. We must always be protagonists in the game.”
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