Diego Simeone

Atletico Madrid forward, Antoine Griezmann, says his side’s 4-2 win over Real Madrid to win the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday vindicates his decision to reject a move to FC Barcelona.

Simeone is suspended from the touchline for the match after being sent off in the UEFA Europa League semi-final match against Arsenal.

Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone, on Thursday heaped praise on an inexperienced squad shorn of key players still resting from their 2018 FIFA World Cup exploits.

Griezmann’s signature comes on the back of countless rumours of the forward leaving for Barcelona.

Adepoju made the assertion on Thursday while reflecting on the international friendly match, tagged GOtv MAX Cup organised by MultiChoice for the teams in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Eagles team B lost 2-3 to the  2018 Europa League Cup winners on Tuesday.

Atletico have been linked with a move for their former striker in recent weeks, with Antoine Griezmann set to depart in the summer

Torres, who scored both Atletico goals on Sunday in the 2-2 draw with Eibar in their last LaLiga match of the season, is a club legend, having been named captain of the LaLiga giants at the age of 17, the youngest ever.

With the Europa League semi-final first leg match at Arsenal on Thursday in mind, Simeone rotated key players and Betis tried to take advantage

Diego Simeone's men toiled for much of the night at the Estadio Jose Alvalade and were ultimately beaten by Fredy Montero's header

It was an interesting tactical battle between the two teams as it was a cagey start, with Atletico seemingly content to play on the counter-attack

It took until the 15th minute for Barcelona to register a proper attempt on target and that came from Lionel Messi, whose powerful strike from the edge of the box was saved by Oblak

Diego Simeone's men will be looking to exact revenge at the San Siro in Milan on Saturday evening, and if successful, they will be crowned European champions for the first time while also denying Zinedine Zidane's team from sealing the…

The 45-year-old has been handed a three-game ban after a ball was thrown onto the pitch during his side's 1-0 win over Malaga last Saturday

“Barca are an important rival and they are certainly the best team in the world, but what better for us to be able to face the best in the world? I find that very exciting,” said Simeone

Atletico had the better chances throughout the contest, but PSV, who finished with 10 men following a 68th-minute red card for Gaston Pereiro, managed to keep a clean sheet ahead of the second leg in Madrid next month

Pep Guardiola was also thought to be high on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's list, but after the Bayern Munich boss opted for Manchester City, the West London outfit have been considering other candidates

He also possesses the emotional intelligence and, importantly, humour necessary to connect with today's super-rich young footballers

The visitors somehow managed to weather the remainder of the early storm and settle into their usual rhythm, driving Atlético back towards their own goal