Eliminating Barcelona and advancing to the Champions League semi-finals made Atletico Madrid jubilant.
The Madrid media gave them great praise and believed that they showed their own characteristics.
AS commented: "Although the football was controlled by Barcelona for most of the game, Atletico Madrid did not give Barcelona a perfect chance to score.
Simeone's team does not pursue time of possession, and they do not even pursue offensive efficiency, but they have the most powerful offensive combination in the world-Lee and Costa!
The two of them seized an opportunity in each half, scored goals, and killed the game.
Simeone's players fulfilled the coach's strategy of causing chaos.
Barcelona's offense cannot be launched in chaos, but Atletico Madrid can. This is the biggest difference between the two teams.
Atletico Madrid showed its own characteristics when defending or attacking - fast!
Atletico Madrid used its "quickness" to defeat Barcelona's "control". Pass-and-control football has reached a dead end!
After advancing to the Champions League semi-finals, Atletico Madrid will focus mainly on La Liga, because this weekend they will play the penultimate round of La Liga against Athletic Bilbao.
As long as they can defeat Athletic Bilbao, Atletico Madrid can win the La Liga championship one round ahead of schedule.
They will definitely not let go of such an opportunity, and they are not willing to fight Barcelona in the Nou Camp in the final round.
In interviews after the game, many Atletico Madrid players expressed this meaning.
Costa, 'Although we are not afraid of Barcelona, there is no need to make it more difficult to win the championship!'
Villa, 'I hope to win the championship early, this feels great!'
Godin, 'We know that the fans want to win the championship early, so we have a responsibility to fulfill their expectations!'
Li, 'Atletico Madrid fans have been looking forward to this day, so we can't let them down!'
Simeone also talked about winning the championship early at the post-match press conference, "Atletico Madrid has not won the La Liga championship for 18 years. They have been waiting for this day for 18 years, so we should win the championship earlier."
, let them be happy and enjoy the glory of the championship!'
Atletico Madrid is full of fighting spirit, Athletic Bilbao, are you ready?"
Atletico Madrid fans have been waiting for this day for eighteen years. Now that the championship is imminent, Atletico Madrid fans are extremely excited.
Tickets for this game have been sold for one thousand euros each!
But you can’t buy it at all!
Atletico Madrid fans extend their "devil claws" to Athletic Bilbao fans, hoping to buy game tickets from them...
The streets of Madrid are covered with posters announcing Atletico Madrid's upcoming championship.
Eighteen years of hard work! The La Liga champion is finally Atletico Madrid!
This is their propaganda slogan.
The streets of Madrid are talking about Atletico Madrid winning the championship...
Soon after, Athletic Bilbao and his party arrived at Madrid International Airport.
Reporters swarmed in, and the Athletic Bilbao coach said in an interview: "We know Atletico Madrid wants to win the championship early, but as their opponents, we will do our best to stop them.
It is well known that Calderon's game is not easy to play.
But... we will keep the suspense of winning the championship until the last minute!"
Athletic Bilbao players also showed strong fighting spirit:
"We know Atletico Madrid are strong and they have home advantage, but we won't let them win easily!"
"What we can do is not to let them win the championship early!"
"Now everyone is talking about Atletico Madrid winning the championship early, but they have not considered our feelings at all, so we will teach them a lesson!"
"Win the championship early? No, we won't let them get what they want!"
"Winning the championship early? Then you have to ask if we agree!"
Damn...
When Atletico Madrid fans heard these words, they became angry. Damn it, you probably don’t know how much you weigh...
"Blow them up!"
"Damn it, I just wanted to win. They are trying to attract hatred..."
"Athletic Bilbao is very arrogant, so we can only blow them up and make them wake up!"
"Fuck! Damn it, you're so arrogant!"
Atletico Madrid fans are extremely angry, Athletic Bilbao, you are inflated, don’t you know that this game is played at the Calderon Stadium?
Real Madrid and Barcelona have failed continuously here. Where do you have the confidence to think you can withstand Atletico Madrid's bombardment here?
Li Chuanqi wrote on his social media: Atletico Madrid does not need anyone’s consent if it wants to win the championship in advance!
Atletico Madrid fans left messages expressing their support:
"Yes, does Atletico need other people's consent to win the championship?"
"Real Madrid doesn't agree, Barcelona doesn't agree, it's useless, just beat them! Who is Athletic Bilbao?"
"Domineering! Atletico Madrid needs the approval of others to win the championship? Athletic Bilbao thinks too highly of itself!"
"The minimum guarantee is 5 to 0! Defeat Athletic Bilbao and show them how powerful it is!"
"No, no, no! Five to zero is not enough, at least a seven to zero is needed!"
"Seven to zero is not enough, at least nine to zero is needed!"
"No, no, no! It's better to be in double digits!"
"Get up, brothers, beat up those arrogant guys! Real Madrid and Barcelona are no match for us, and Athletic Bilbao is nothing!"
Real Madrid fans cheered for Athletic Bilbao while eating and watching the show:
"Yes, yes! If Atletico Madrid wants to win the championship early, they should really ask you if you agree!"
"Come on, Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid and Barcelona have both lost here. Now it's up to you to stop this..."
Barcelona fans send warmth to Athletic Bilbao:
"Come on! Calderon Stadium is not a dragon's den but a tiger's den, defeat them!"
"I must support you. You blocked Atletico Madrid at Calderon, so we can take revenge at Camp Nou!"
"You are the most courageous group of people! You can definitely do what others can't do!"
"Yes, those guys from Atletico Madrid are too arrogant. Knock them out at the Calderon Stadium and let the world know you again!"
Damn, these words...why do they seem to be mocking?!
Athletic Bilbao did not feel warmth, but instead felt a wave of malice and ridicule.
Athletic Bilbao never imagined that he would say a few heroic words at the airport, which would stir up excitement among Atletico Madrid.
Damn, I'm afraid this is just a hornet's nest...
Isn’t it enough to just say a few words before the game?
The coach of Athletic Bilbao frowned, "Nah, how did Atletico Madrid become like this?"
They were not like this before...
At seven o'clock that night, the lights came on in Madrid, and Atletico Madrid fans called on their friends to witness their team's championship!
Eighteen years, they have been waiting for eighteen years!
Tonight is the beginning of Atletico Madrid's new history!