Diego Simeone blames himself for Atletico Madrid’s Champions League humiliation at Benfica

On Wednesday, Atletico Madrid experienced one of its most difficult Champions League evenings in recent years. Diego Simeone’s side suffered a convincing 4-0 defeat to Benfica at the Estadio da Luz – a result and performance that will leave the Colchoneros incredibly disappointed.

In his post-match press conference, Atleti head coach Diego Simeone took the blame for the crushing defeat.

“The responsibility is on me to try to create what I wanted, but it didn’t show. The penalty came very quickly, we were 2-0 behind and couldn’t get what we would have liked.”

Simeone also tried to remain optimistic despite a devastating evening for him and his Atletico Madrid players.

“I always think positively and always see this as a good opportunity to continue improving. We did a very good job. We had a game that didn’t live up to our expectations, but it’s part of the game. Congratulations to the opponent, a very good game. They took advantage of every mistake we made and were incredibly decisive and deserved to win. Without a doubt.”