DIEGO SIMEONE PRE-MATCH COMMENTS

MILAN – Please see the latest comments from the Atletico Madrid coach Diego Pablo Simeone from his press conference ahead of the last-16 Champions League tie against Milan on Tuesday:"Milan are an important side in world football and they’re used to these type of competitions and have top class players. They know how to play these type of matches. Balotelli is a player who can change the course of the match on his own, but Milan isn’t just about Balotelli. His team-mates that provide him with assists are equally as dangerous. He’s a fearsome player, but he needs his team-mates by his side to bring out the best in him. We have to see how we recover after Saturday’s efforts against Celta Vigo. Starting from today’s training session we’ll start to analyse the situation. Diego Costa, Arda Turan and Godin are back available again. The goals from Villa and the improvements by Sosa at Celta Vigo are helping us make that jump in quality. We’ve got a slight advantage, that encourages us to be attentive and try to score a goal. I don’t know what type of match it will be. We need to contain Milan and try to take control of the match. The intensity in the middle of the pitch will be the key.  If we’re not strong in midfield, it will be an open match and our opponents will put us in difficulty. We need to take control in the middle and close off the spaces to Milan. They’re a very offensive team, with very quick players. If we’re not able to contain them, we will suffer a great deal.”