article_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone is hoping to lead Atletico Madrid to second successive Champions League final .
article_snippet.sent: And as Diego Simeone stalked out on to the pitch at the end of the Champions League final last year, in full confrontational mode, seeking out Raphael Varane, who had kicked the ball at the Atletico bench in celebration of Atletico Madrid’s 4-1 win, it was hard to not to get the image of the warrior footballer out of your head.
article_snippet.sent: There is much more to Diego Simeone than that of course.
article_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone had come within two minutes of winning that Champions League final on a wage bill which was famously less than Real Madrid’s.
article_snippet.sent: Since that defeat, Diego Simeone has exacted Diego Simeone revenge at every turn.
article_snippet.sent: What is always unclear to outside observers is how Atletico Madrid famed for Atletico Madrid confrontations and aggression became one of the most tactically astute coaches in Europe.
article_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid looked innovative and the man to watch at Estudiantes, where Atletico Madrid was one of the first to use motivational video clips from films to inspire Atletico Madrid players.
article_snippet.sent: The Atleti boss confronts Raphael Varane during Real Madrid's 4-1 Champions League final win last year .
article_snippet.sent: Simeone speaks to referee Bjorn Kuipers during the showpiece final at the Estadio da Luz .
article_snippet.sent: Simeone revived Simeone reputation somewhat at Catania and Racing but when Simeone was given the Atletico job in 2011, the Atletico job seemed more like the old boys’ network at work
article_snippet.sent: – Simeone was an iconic player there in the 1990s – than the result of a meticulous recruitment process scouring the best tactical minds in Europe .
article_snippet.sent: This year Simeone is comfortably-placed for another the Europa League spot but the title is out of the question.
article_snippet.sent: Carlo Simeone though is right to be nervous ahead of Wednesday’s quarter final.
article_snippet.sent: Mourinho, too, back in that 2013 cup final and then again last season, when Simeone’s Atletico stunned Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
article_snippet.sent: Having brought the game back to 1-1 and being ahead on away goals, you might have expected Simeon’s side to sit back.
article_snippet.sent: The the Atletico faithful players circle around Simeone as The Atletico players prepare for the Champions League clash against Madrid .
article_snippet.sent: Chelsea, too, though falling back on Mourinho, also have had the Barcelona model in mind and are thought to be unimpressed with Simeone.
article_snippet.sent: Maybe Simeone has simply made too many enemies over the years.
article_snippet.sent: Simeone is tossed  in the air by Simeone players as his players celebrate his players Spanish league title last season .
highlights_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone has worked wonders with La Liga side Atletico Madrid .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Diego Simeone led La Liga side Atletico Madrid to the La Liga title and Champions League final last year .
  