Champions League semi-final between Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich brings together coaches with very different starting pointsWhen Diego Simeone was appointed manager of Atlético Madrid in December 2011,he faced an awkward conversation with his son. Taking over in Madrid meant he would be spending less time with his family in Argentina. His son’s concerns, though, or were rather different. “You’re taking on Messi and Ronaldo?” the nine-year-old said and laughed at the implausibility of such an undertaking.
Simeone has reach out on top against Lionel Messi twice in his four and a half years in Madrid but he has chosen his moments well,twice main Atlético to success over Barcelona in the Champions League quarter-finals. Tuesday’s victory was an archetypal snuffing out, a transcendent example of how to prevent an opponent’s stars from shining. Simeone took on the Messi problem and solved it.
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Source: theguardian.com