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Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone refuses to name Real Madrid discussing UCL draw

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone insists they will be ready for Champions League semifinal opponents Real Madrid.

However, he insists he's only thinking about their next opponents Espanyol at this time.

"The motives are quite clear - the objective is to make the final and to do that, we have to beat the team we are drawn against, whoever that might be. Regardless of who we might have been drawn against, the objective is the same and the motives to win are the same.

"But I am concentrating on Espanyol, this is going to be a hell of a week to try and lock down third place and I am not thinking about anything else."

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