From Paul: "Anyone who can finish second, we will try"

Argentine midfielder Atletico Madrid Rodrigo dePaul He is convinced that his team will fight to the end for second place. This season, Atlético have not fought for the title and have yet to secure its presence next. Champions League in the absence of four days for the end of the championship.

“It’s not easy after being champion to continue to fight there, I think the team does it, and on League everything is very even, we are all there after the Real Madrid, anyone can finish in second place, which is still super important, so we’re going to try, “he explained. De Paul considered that they have to show” that the Athletic compete, that it is not enough for him, that he is not satisfied “and acknowledged that the balance of the season could improve.

In addition, the Argentine international praised his rivals in the next Madrid derby, on Sunday against real Madrid in Croatian Luka modricdel quine said “he likes it a lot” because they share the same position, although he warned that they need to “mainly pay attention to everything” because the white team “is a great team”.

“The real Madrid It’s a great team, because in my position, I like Modric, but they have the league’s top scorer and we have to pay attention to everything. It’s a great team and the attention is on all the time ”, sure to Paulin the statements offered by The league.

The Argentine midfielder, who aims to start the derby according to this week’s rehearsals, is considered “always nice to play this kind of match”, as they form “a lot of expectations”, not just in Madrid but “all over the world”.

“You have to understand what a derby is, how derbies are played. The team is used to doing very well in this type of match and once again things are going to go well,” he added. From Paul.

Ang Athletic fell in the Madrid duel of the first round, by 2-0, at Santiago Bernabeu. “Every game is different. Definitely ‘Cholo’ (Simeone) will study it carefully and we will try to take advantage of its weaknesses and our virtues, ”he added.

Within Sarandi (Argentina), who will soon end his first season at Athleticwhich he came from this summer Udinese Italian, featured the “hierarchy” of his coach Diego Simeone. “It has helped me a lot mentally and I think I can continue to study,” he added. to Paulwhich highlighted the “confidence” his current coach has in him to claim his signing.

“I always try to do the evaluation when the season ends, sure there are many things to improve, you never have to settle. We would like to win a title, but we understand that sometimes we compete with great teams and prepare ourselves so that next season will be better for everyone and for me too “, he concluded.