Diego Simeone emphasized the need for Atletico Madrid to quickly shift focus to their Champions League match against Real Madrid, following a significant 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao. This win allowed Atletico to rise to the top of LaLiga, aided by Real Madrid's loss. Though Barcelona could reclaim the lead, Simeone urged players not to become complacent and to maintain focus. He praised Julian Alvarez, who scored shortly after entering the game, highlighting Atletico's strong performance from substitutes this season.
We have a big game in the Champions League and at the moment we just have to focus on that and get well rested during these three days off.
Today we faced a very difficult opponent. They defended well and had some good chances with Nico and Inaki Williams. We were lucky to have Julian in the second half.
Sometimes players come in, they are special and as a coach you know that. They are different and, well, I like their modesty and I love their versatility.
Atleti's 16 goals scored by substitutes in LaLiga this season are more than any other team in Europe's top five leagues.
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