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As soon as Turpin had indicated the end, Diego Pablo Simeone launched a formidable sprint towards his players to participate in the party.

As if he were still one of them.

He was carried away by the ecstasy of the moment, in one of the most liberating nights he has lived in Europe.

Correa did not break in two with a hug for very little.

His gestures, observed with a magnifying glass in recent times, spoke for themselves about the green of Do Dragao.

There was nothing to hide.

The occasion deserved it.

"They have been at the club for 10 years and the team moves me even more than everything that happened in this time," Cholo described with his voice cracking with happiness.

«We overcome the difficulties without centrals.

With

, who played with a broken face,

and

in that position.

The whole team got involved.

The group appeared in the difficulties ”, added the rojiblanco coach in his analysis, who has passed eight of the nine group stages that his team has played since their landing on December 23, 2011.

For the third year in a row, Atlético found their way in the last episode.

After beating

(2019) and

(2020), the feat arrived in Do Dragao last night.

A memory that will last a long time in memory.

"We will remember it as the classic Champions League games of a lifetime," admitted Simeone, relieved to have dodged a destiny that announced ruin.

Now the derby on Sunday, at the Bernabéu, is seen with different eyes.

Still dressed in short,

appeared in the press room

, who has only been in Madrid for a few months and has already had time to experience one of those adrenaline surges that come standard with the shield.

«When I came to Atlético I liked that idea of ​​never stop believing.

These nights will always remain.

I hope that all the people who have supported us continue with us ”, celebrated one of the three scorers of the night.

His was the 0-3 that he uncorked the champagne before the end.

The combination of Griezmann and Oblak

It was the night, too, of two classics that, combined, used to be synonymous with something great in the past.

scored his 25th goal in the Champions League and his fourth in this edition. “We are a group and we need everyone to get where we want. We never stop believing, "said the French forward, who walks on the numbers he left before leaving for Barcelona.

, the other ingredient in that cocktail, regained its usual color with several of those basic stops that his team missed so much. "I do not see that there is a limit and if you have to suffer you suffer," the Slovenian goalkeeper was sincerely exulting.

Simeone did not want to miss the opportunity to praise Correa, once again, who opted for the victory on the counterattack, after an assist from Griezmann.

"It is a clear message for the dressing room: difficulties, commitment and giving everything," explained the coach, perhaps still remembering that hug on the pitch where he almost split the playmaker in two.

Possible rivals

For the eighth time in nine adventures in the Champions League with Simeone, the rojiblanco shield will be one of the 16 chosen to be present in the round of 16 hype, on December 13, in Nyon.

Coconuts like Manchester City, Ajax or Bayern await.

But that now is the least of it.

The fact is that Atlético was able to sew the wound in time and, incidentally, leave Porto with a peak of 12.4 million euros: 9.6 for the passport to the second round and 2.8 for the victory.

You will still be able to continue increasing an account that, the previous season, reached 91.4 million.

Last night was a financial relief, yes, but above all, it was a monumental respite from his own soul.

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