
Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid was eliminated from the Champions League by Arsenal, losing 2-1 on aggregate. Simeone praised Arsenal as the best team his side faced this season.
âWell if we got knocked out itâs because our opponents deserved to get through,â he said afterwards.
âThey took their big chance in the first-half and they deserved to get through. I feel calm, I feel peaceful.
âWe werenât clinical enough with the situations we were in. We improved in the second-half. There were things that couldâve gone our way but they didnât.
âWe gave it our all and now we have to accept the place that we are in. Thanks to our supporters and players I feel proud to be where we are right now. I said we wanted to compete and we have done that. Unfortunately we havenât won anything but we have got to places that are hard to get to.
Atletico Madrid lost to Arsenal 2-1 on aggregate due to not being clinical enough in their scoring opportunities.
Diego Simeone stated that Arsenal were the best team his side faced this season and deserved to progress in the tournament.
Arsenal will face either PSG or Bayern in the Champions League final later this month in Budapest.


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âArsenal were the better team over these two legs, they are the best team we have faced this season. They play with a rhythm and a conviction that is very difficult to contain.â Atletico knocked Barca out of the Copa del Rey and Champions League this season but also lost home and away to Hansi Flickâs side in La Liga and currently sit 25 points behind the Catalans in the table. Meanwhile, Arsenal now go on to the Champions League final and will play either PSG or Bayern later this month in Budapest.