Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was impressed by Barcelona for last night's win at Real Madrid.
Barca used defensive tactics to grind out a 1-0 victory for the first-leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal.
Simeone said, "Football is a game that alternates situations in matches. Bara understood that at that moment they needed that game to win and they represented it in the best way to win. Words are words. What counts is what you see, they are the facts. It was comfortable for them, they defended organised, Madrid had no chances. We congratulate Bara on the match.
"A syste, is positioned in a certain situation and even if that is not seen, it appears. When represented by another team, it looks normal. The only thing that counts is winning and there are different ways to win, they are all good, you have to respect them and be consistent with what you feel."
On the first-half clash between Frenkie De Jong and Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr, Simeone added, "Just like you saw it. Seeing the images we also wonder. What can be counted is excessive, to what is seen it is difficult to add more things."
