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Simeone urges Suarez to come out of slump and fire Atletico to title

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has called on out-of-form striker Luis Suarez to use his experience in decisive moments to fire his side to the La Liga title. Atletico heads into its final home game of the season against Osasuna on Sunday with a two-point lead over nearest challenger Real Madrid and knows any slip-up could cost it its first …

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Diego Simeone has never beaten Barcelona in LaLiga as Atletico Madrid coach. Atletico still have LaLiga's best player on recent form in Joao Felix, there is a clear recent example of them coping without Suarez this season, and there is also the prospect of Diego Costa returning just in time to add his weight to Atletico's challenge. Joao Felix has …

Simeone backs Herrera to fill Koke void against Real Betis

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has talked up the importance of Hector Herrera and backed the midfielder to fill the void left by injured captain Koke against Real Betis. "We have spoken a lot about Koke - he's really important for the tactics of the team," Simeone said at Saturday's pre-match news conference. READ | European leagues preview: Inter aims …

Simeone hopeful Alvaro Morata will improve for Atletico Madrid

Diego Simeone believes there are few strikers in football with the ability of Atletico Madrid frontman Alvaro Morata. The former Chelsea, Real Madrid and Juventus forward scored in seven consecutive games for club and country as October became November but ended a six-game drought when he powered Kieran Trippier's free-kick past inspired Osasuna goalkeeper Sergio Herrera. Manuel Sanchez made his …