Atlético de Madrid could not beat Athletic Bilbao and ended up losing 2-0 one day before receiving Real Madrid, who this Saturday became the LaLiga champion of the season 2021/
Given this and as is customary in football, the mattress group must make the corridor for the ‘Merengues’ prior to their confrontation, however, Atlético players such as the Uruguayan José María Giménez, have stated that they will not do such an action against their city rival.
“We congratulate them. They really deserve it, but we respect our fans a lot”, indicated the Atlético de Madrid centre-back, warning that they will only focus on seeking victory in the Madrid derby.
José María Giménez spoke about the defeat of Atlético de Madrid
Before the new defeat of the ‘Colchonero’ team, the ninth in the league this season, Giménez admitted that they were clearly surpassed by Athletic. “No problem. The rival was better, he won and we have to congratulate him for that. we have to continue working from humility and achieve the goal no matter what”.
“It is evident that for a defender when goals are scored it is worrying. But you have to be realistic and know that we have a different style of play compared to previous years. We are not being so forceful when it comes to defending and it shows“, he pointed out
Regarding the possibility of being left out of the Champions League, ‘Charrúa’ admitted that they are not worried because they know that they depend on others to achieve classification. “We know that this can happen, but if there is something that leaves us a little calm, it is knowing that we depend on us. We have to win the remaining games”.
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