article_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone has admitted Diego Simeone surprise at the fact there are no English clubs left in Europe as Diego Simeone prepares Atletico Madrid for their the Champions League quarter-final second leg.
article_snippet.sent: The are no the Champions League clubs in the last eight of the competition after Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City were eliminated at the last 16 stage, while Everton were dumped out of the Champions League in the previous round.
article_snippet.sent: And Simeone, who takes his side to the Bernabeu to face local rivals Real Madrid on Wednesday, believes the failure of English clubs in Europe this season should kick the country's top-flight into gear.
article_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone has admitted his surprise at the plight of English clubs in Europe .
article_snippet.sent: Click here to read Diego Simeone's column in full .
article_snippet.sent: In an exclusive column for goal.com, Diego Simeone wrote: 'I am surprised there are no English clubs left in the Champions League - English football has enormous potential with no English clubs left in the Champions League - English football footballers and also no English clubs left in the Champions League - English football financial clout. '
article_snippet.sent: The fact that there is no English team left in the last eight of the Champions League or in the Europa League is a wake-up call for the Premier League to look at why it is that, despite the Premier League great economic power and with all the many great footballers playing in England, Chelsea, Arsenal are so far ahead of everyone else and why the Premier League have no teams left in Europe.'
article_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone added: 'I believe there are many great players in the Champions League and the financial conditions allow a number of teams to bring in top talents.
highlights_snippet.sent: There are no English clubs left in the Champions League or Europa League .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone admits Diego Simeone is surprised at the plight of the Champions League sides .
  