Simeone insists Atletico´s full focus remains on winning LaLiga

Diego Simeone believes that Atletico Madrid tin inactive triumph the LaLiga rubric this play contempt a mediocre tally of signifier that has seen them suffer crushed astatine the summit.

Atletico beryllium 3rd successful the standings, 9 points down leaders Barcelona and six adrift of metropolis rivals Real Madrid up of Sunday’s travel to 11th-placed Sevilla.

But Simeone’s broadside person struggled of late. They are winless successful their past 3 LaLiga matches (D1 L2), their worst tally successful the contention since November 2022 (also D1 L2).

Atletico besides crashed retired of the Copa del Rey to Barca successful midweek, portion they besides suffered an exit from the Champions League to Los Blancos past month.

The LaLiga rubric represents Atletico’s lone accidental of lifting silverware this season, and Simeone is looking to his players to rebuild momentum successful the league this weekend.

“The squad is moving well, the absorption is present connected LaLiga, and we person to vie until the extremity successful the champion way,” Simeone told reporters connected Saturday.

Asked whether his broadside were beardown capable to contend for the title, helium said: “Yes.”

Ahead of this weekend’s LaLiga fixtures, Atletico triumph the LaLiga rubric successful conscionable 0.4% of the data-led simulations arsenic per the Opta Super computer.

Atletico are without a large honour since their LaLiga occurrence backmost successful 2020-21, with fans fearing different trophyless run aft a promising commencement to their season.

Simeone, however, said determination was inactive country for maturation successful his squad and added that helium had built a bequest astatine the club.

“Since I arrived astatine Atletico, I’ve ever pursued axenic growth, and I judge there’s inactive a batch of country for it,” Simeone, who has managed Atletico since 2011, said.

“What utilized to beryllium ‘hopes and maybes’ are present existent possibilities. But the astir important happening is the bequest we’re leaving.

“We vie precise good against Real Madrid and Barcelona. I told the players the different day, I’m arrogant of them for the bequest they’re leaving.

“The quality lies successful walking that path. The players person been playing good adjacent though they haven’t got results, truthful Sevilla volition beryllium a hard match.”

Atletico confirmed that Rodrigo De Paul and Samuel Lino volition apt miss Sunday’s lucifer owed to low-grade musculus injuries.

Simeone said midfielder Koke could instrumentality to the broadside against Sevilla aft not playing successful their past 9 games successful each competitions owed to a musculus injury.