Simone Inzaghi
InterDiego Simeone
Atlético Madrid
Meeting Highlights…FAVOURITE
Absolutely. They have many players, they have played many matches, Champions League finals, inside or outside matches. It will be a beautiful match, between two teams who play good football and have solid principles. We have seen it in recent years, the episode can change it: I think of the return against Liverpool two years ago when we got sent off. We seemed to dominate... Then the final against City, played very well and could have had another epilogue. It will be a beautiful match, with two teams that will play to get into the quarterfinals
…SIMEONE
Clearly tomorrow it will be a pleasure to see Diego again as an opponent. He was a great teammate, we won in Rome against Lazio, then he went to Atletico but we never lost sight of each other. It was clear that he would become a great coach , just look at what he did in 13 years at Atlético Madrid. He won a lot and, beyond the impact he gives to his teams, I saw Atlético play: it's a pleasure to watch him play.
…ABOUT MATCH
We know what we did last year, we experienced magical nights together with our club and our fantastic fans. We would like to do it again, we know that there are great teams that have the same aspiration as Inter. Tomorrow evening we will face an opponent of absolute value, a quality team. In the last few games Atletico has changed 22-23 players and the team hasn't changed. It's an excellent team, coached very well by Diego: it will be a very complicated round for us, but we will play it great. Tomorrow is the first 180 minute match, at our home: we know there will be a wonderful atmosphere and it will be wonderful to play it. We will need the real Inter.
Simone Inzaghi
Manager on Inter…FAVOURITE
Absolutely. They have many players, they have played many matches, Champions League finals, inside or outside matches. It will be a beautiful match, between two teams who play good football and have solid principles. We have seen it in recent years, the episode can change it: I think of the return against Liverpool two years ago when we got sent off. We seemed to dominate... Then the final against City, played very well and could have had another epilogue. It will be a beautiful match, with two teams that will play to get into the quarterfinals
…SIMEONE
Clearly tomorrow it will be a pleasure to see Diego again as an opponent. He was a great teammate, we won in Rome against Lazio, then he went to Atletico but we never lost sight of each other. It was clear that he would become a great coach , just look at what he did in 13 years at Atlético Madrid. He won a lot and, beyond the impact he gives to his teams, I saw Atlético play: it's a pleasure to watch him play.
…ABOUT MATCH
We know what we did last year, we experienced magical nights together with our club and our fantastic fans. We would like to do it again, we know that there are great teams that have the same aspiration as Inter. Tomorrow evening we will face an opponent of absolute value, a quality team. In the last few games Atletico has changed 22-23 players and the team hasn't changed. It's an excellent team, coached very well by Diego: it will be a very complicated round for us, but we will play it great. Tomorrow is the first 180 minute match, at our home: we know there will be a wonderful atmosphere and it will be wonderful to play it. We will need the real Inter.
Diego Simeone
Manager on Atlético Madrid…INTER
To talk about Inter you have to think that it is among the best four or five in Europe at the moment. How they run their league speaks for itself, how they played in the Champions League and now compete with even more confidence. I really like how they play, not because we are facing them now. They play concrete, simple, the way I understand playing in a simple way, and it will be a match of duels. Whoever wins the most duels will be able to get closer to victory.
…ABOUT MATCH
We have faced Real Madrid, they are an important rival that is on par with Inter. The match will be along similar lines to Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey. We need to play with the intensity of the Copa del Rey, with the intensity of Las Palmas and we are going to face an opponent who is in a great moment. He has weapons to attack anywhere and we will play where we believe we can hurt him.
…FORMER INTER
They were the two best years of my career, I have great memories of the people, of my teammates... They loved me a lot and I always gave my best. There is something you feel inside when you arrive at a place where you love people very much. "It will be the same as when we played against Lazio and that is the beauty of football too.