Diego Simeone refused to say whether Atletico Madrid deserved to win a tight game on Saturday after his side held on to beat Eibar 1-0.
Simeone said that it was a tactical decision to “take refuge” upon going ahead, and shrugged off questions about Atletico’s merit in taking all three points.
“I will never speak about justice, whether I win a match or lose a match,” Simeone said after the game. “The result is what it is.
“The situations in front of goal are important for us to know that the team is in good shape.”
But Simeone was careful not to give his goalkeeper full credit for the result.
“He played the way he always has to,” Simeone said. “He worked just as well as the other players, and the team benefits from collective effort.
“This starts with the forwards, then the defence and then Oblak with his talent solves problems as his did today.”
“The arrival of Costa and Vitolo is empowering the team,” he admitted. “The team benefits from the competition, today Correa started and [Yannick] Carrasco returned.
“We have many various options and hopefully we are all equal in thinking that the team comes first.”
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