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Atletico Madrid coach Simeone on Real Madrid draw: The boys didn't give up

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was left happy with their 1-1 draw against Real Madrid.

Brahim Diaz had Real 1-0 ahead before Marcos Llorente struck a late equaliser.

Simeone said: "This draw helps us to continue adding in the League. The point doesn't matter to me at all, the team looked for it at the end because they could have given themselves up but they looked for it and got a deserved draw.

"For me it was a strange game, they were better than us.

"In the second it was a long game, with few chances for either side. It was not vibrant like the other three we have had this season."

"I think for both of us it was a strategic game. We sought to give vitality with Llorente as a central midfielder, with Barios more distance, with Memphis up front. The merit is that we looked for the goal, it is a shame not to have scored before because we were there to win it."

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