Diego Simeone admits he is concerned by Atletico Madrid’s struggles away from home after their 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Two Real penalties in the second half condemned Atleti to their second straight loss on the road in La Liga, potentially leaving them six points off the pace in the title race by the end of the weekend.
“We had a good first half, with chances to score, but La Real started better in the second, then came the penalty and we couldn’t find a way to get back on level terms,” the Coach said after the game.
“We must congratulate our opponents for the good second half they had, they deserved the win. We’ll look to keep improving.
“The two incidents were penalties and the referee adapted well to the tempo of the game.
“Griezmann not scoring in the League is merely anecdotal, but we depend on the entire team for goals as opposed to only Antoine, and it’s true that it’s costing us, especially away from home.
“We won’t look for excuses in the preparation time for games. We’ve played on Wednesdays and Sundays for the past four years.”
