""There's a lot of emotion," Simeone admitted afterwards, speaking to DAZN, when asked about those tears. "It's a season that started with a lot of difficulty. There's a lot of effort, from a lot of people behind the scenes. Their work is fantastic.""
""This defeat hurts," he said afterwards. "We were lacking a gear.""
Diego Simeone cried on the touchline after Julián Álvarez curled a free kick past Thibaut Courtois to make it 4-2, decisively shifting the derby. Atletico produced an electric, historic performance at the Metropolitano and won 5-2, the first time in Simeone's 14-year tenure his team scored five competitive goals against Real Madrid. The victory appeared to sweep away a demoralizing start to the season and rewarded significant behind-the-scenes effort. Real Madrid had begun the campaign nearly flawless under Xabi Alonso, with Kylian Mbappé scoring his eighth LaLiga goal, but Alonso called the defeat painful and said the team lacked a gear.
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