Diego Simeone conceded on Monday that Manchester City have “better” players than Atletico Madrid but said Chelsea’s Champions League success last year shows his team can still reach the semi-finals.
Atletico Madrid are the underdogs heading into the first leg in Manchester on Tuesday but Simeone’s side have a history for upsetting the odds, not least when they defeated Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in 2016.
“I have no doubt Manchester city have extraordinary players,” Simeone said in a press conference. “They have better players than us, but there are two games to play.