Diego Simeone

“Bilbao capitalised on that lapse.”

Diego Simeone · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08

Simeone explained that Athletic Bilbao took advantage of Atletico's brief lapse in concentration.

“We lacked in the second half everything that we had in the first.”

Diego Simeone · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08

Simeone contrasted Atletico's strong first-half display with their second-half collapse against Athletic Bilbao.

“We were good in the first half, but the game got away from us in those [couple of] minutes,”

Diego Simeone · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08

Simeone assessed Atletico's performance across the two halves of the 3-0 loss at Athletic Bilbao.

“[We had] two minutes of inattention and poor decision-making in situations we should have handled better,”

Diego Simeone · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-08

Simeone reacted to Atletico Madrid's 3-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao, their first loss of the season.