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"Atletico Madrid held its final training session in Madrid on Monday ahead of the team’s decisive second-leg match against FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Footage shows the squad training, as well as Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid’s head coach, alongside Koke, the team’s midfielder, speaking to the press. “We are convinced about what we need, we are convinced about what we’re going to look for. Our objective is to move forward, and we will play the match to make that happen,” Simeone stated. The Argentinian added that the team is “fully aware of the strong rival” they will face, declared that he is not thinking about the referees for tomorrow’s match, and mentioned that his team’s game plan can change once the match begins. “The other day, in the first 20 minutes, as was mentioned, we had good ball circulation, they couldn’t take the ball away from us, and we spent more time in their half than expected at the start of the match,” Simeone explained. Meanwhile, Koke highlighted the opportunity the team has to reach another UEFA Champions League semi-final and affirmed that the team is fully focused on tomorrow’s game, even though they play the Copa del Rey final this Saturday. “We’re not thinking about what may come next, only about this game. We approach it like a final, as we always approach every match, and that’s what we will do tomorrow—play it like a final and go for the win,” the midfielder said. Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona will clash this Tuesday at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano at 21:00 CET."
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