Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone praises Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea squad ahead of UCL encounter

Atletico boss Diego Simeone praises Thomas Tuchel and Chelsea squad

Speaking before his side’s clash against Chelsea, Diego Simeone has come out with some warm words for Thomas Tuchel and his side. (h/t The Independent)

Both sides are set to square off in Bucharest with COVID restrictions on travel from the UK in Spain.

This will be the first time these two managers square off. Tuchel has enjoyed a good start to his Chelsea stint with 5 wins and 2 draws so far. In Tuchel’s last stint as PSG boss, he took them all the way to the finals last season, only to fall short against Bayern Munich.

The Atletico Madrid gaffer had some words of approbation for his opponents.

“We just have to make a good game against a very big team, with a new coach, a very big coach and an important one that did his job everywhere he went to. Chelsea is a very strong club, they develop every time and every year. They bring a lot of new players and invest in young players.

When they didn’t see the investment and it didn’t pay, they had that change. They brought Tuchel but it is a really big team and since he came he put a good change in the numbers. Just look at what players they have at goalkeeper, at striker and everyone who is on the bench can very well play in any team in Europe.”

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Simeone and Atletico have been enjoying a fine season so far, sitting atop the La Liga table. The game against Atletico will be Tuchel’s biggest test since taking over the reins at Chelsea from Lampard.