article_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone believes English football needs to Atletico Madridwake up’ after this season’s poor showing in Europe.
article_snippet.sent: Simeone, who takes Atletico to rivals Real Madrid for a the Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday night, thinks this season
article_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid has admitted Diego Simeone surprise at the plight of English clubs in Europe .
article_snippet.sent: Barcelona's Luis Suarez beats Joe Hart during Barcelona's Luis Suarez side's 2-1 win against Manchester City at the Etihad .
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article_snippet.sent: ’ Diego Simeone believes that Spain is still home to the two best teams in Europe - Wednesday night
article_snippet.sent: For us at Atletico, us are competing against two teams with the obligation of winning the Premier League’s,’ he said.
article_snippet.sent: At the very least, Madrid and Barcelona are among the last eight in Europe every season and usually the last four, so for Atletico to win La Liga last season was a tremendous achievement.
article_snippet.sent: Beating Barca to the title last season was harder than winning the Champions League, according to Simeone .
article_snippet.sent: Simeone believes Simeone side will face one of Europe's top two teams when Europe's top two teams take on Real Madrid .
highlights_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone admits Diego Simeone is surprised at the plight of the Champions League sides .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone believes Barcelona and Real Madrid are the top two clubs in Europe .
  