Simone demanding his players to close the spaces in front of Milan to avoid any annoying surprises

Diego Simeone, coach of Atletico Madrid, demanded his players to control the rhythm of the game that brings his team with AC Milan on Tuesday, and do to close spaces inside the stadium in front of Milan players so they can transit to the quarterfinals of the Champions League football.

It is noteworthy that Atletico Madrid won the first leg against Milan, which was held in the Italian city of Milan, with one straight goal.

Simone Said during a press conference, "We have won in the first leg with weak outcome and this will encourage the opposing team on the attack and the search for compensation goal, so we control the rhythm of the game and close the spaces in front of the opponent, and it will control the midfield by numerical increasing which is the key to excel in the game. We must not play an open game because that is what the Italian team wishes. "

Technical Manager of Atletico Madrid added: "The Italian team includes elements of a good offensive and this is what motivates him to play aggressively, and unless monitor good players who enjoy the high speed we will suffer greatly during the meeting."

And Simone praised the Italian team, said: "Milan a very strong team, and used to run such big tournaments, featuring a lot of talented players."

Simone was taken from Balotelli, Milan striker example for players who enlisted ranks within the Italian club and described him as strong attacker.

He added: “Balotelli is a great striker, but he needs other players in order to pass the ball to him, even create opportunities to achieve his goals, and this is the source of the gravity of the Italian team.”

Uruguayan Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin, who was accompanied by Simone during a press conference, saying: "I expect a tough match like the first leg, and I expect Milan to appear in is his best status it used to run such big tournaments.”

Godin added: “We should not trust too much the outcome of the first leg, it is weak result, and we cannot rely on a strong team as the team in front of the Italian, we have to play the game as if it did not make any goals during the first leg and we consider it the final match.”