Atletico Madrid's Simeone proud and 'peaceful' after Champions League hopes dashed yet again
- Arsenal reached the Champions League final on Tuesday, May 5, after Bukayo Saka's goal secured a 1-0 victory at The Emirates, completing a 2-1 aggregate triumph to face either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich in Budapest.
- Despite a resilient defensive effort, Atlético Madrid struggled to break down an Arsenal side keeping their ninth clean sheet in this season's Champions League, with coach Diego Simeone admitting his team was "not clinical enough."
- Referee Daniel Siebert waved away Atlético's penalty appeals in the 56th minute after a challenge involving Riccardo Calafiori and Antoine Griezmann, though Simeone refused to blame the exit on the decision.
- Atlético will end the season without a trophy, marking a difficult moment for forward Antoine Griezmann before his move to Orlando City in the MLS, as goalkeeper Jan Oblak noted the team is "sad not just for him but for all the fans."
- Reflecting on his 15-year reign, Simeone expressed "peace" after his team "given absolutely everything they had" over the two legs, emphasizing the club has "grown enormously in every aspect" in Europe.
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Certified on the Emirates Stadium lawn a new white season of the Atlético de Madrid , the fifth in a row, Simeone orchestrated his classic liturgy, possessed by the Argentine before the about 3,000 white-red fans displaced to London, a whirlwind of bilardism and emotional electroshocks to try to lift the mood of a swollen woman who does not stop adding misfortunes when the moment of truth arrives.
Atletico Madrid's elimination in the Champions League semi-finals at the hands of Arsenal condemned Diego Simeone's team to a fifth consecutive season without titles.
The Red Whites, after falling into semifinals of the Champions League, chain five years without titles, the longest streak since the arrival of a Simeone who in London left the door open to goodbye
Eliminated by Arsenal at the gates of the Champions League Final, Madrid's Atlético coach retained the positive for a season that ended without a trophy.
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