Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone believes the Supercopa de Espana is in the balance after the first leg draw with Real Madrid.
James Rodriguez put Los Blancos in front inside the final 10 minutes at Santiago Bernabeu, only for Raul Garcia to level before the final whistle.
The game will now be decided at Vicente Calderon and Simeone told a post-match Press conference that Garcia’s goal has kept Atletico in it.
“We wanted to play a game of our characteristics and to play more like us than them,” AS reports Cholo as saying.
“We had three or four chances to open the scoring but it wasn’t to be. But we scored from a great move and we still have strength to play at home with a 50% chance thanks to Garcia’s goal.
“It’s 50-50 because Madrid always thinks they can score and 0-0 wouldn’t be good for them. We’ll see a team with a lot of ways to attack.”
Young midfielder Saul was named in the starting XI and Simeone was asked about his thinking in fielding the 19-year-old.
“We wanted people in the middle to shut the front options and to invite Madrid to play wide, as they did, with a third with Koke and Guilhere Siqueira or Juanfran and Saul to push out there,” Simeone said.
“He had two important chances to score. He’s getting used to that position but I see the characteristics of Koke when he started.
“Hopefully he continues to develop and he’s a young player.”
