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Iraola: “Simeone has far more experience than I do in these matches”

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola said Diego Simeone has much more experience in major European matches ahead of their Champions League meeting with Atletico Madrid.
  • Iraola will make his Champions League debut at Anfield and called Atletico one of the toughest opponents Liverpool could have faced.
  • Liverpool began the season with draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest before beating Ipswich Town last weekend.

Andoni Iraola says Diego Pablo Simeone has a clear advantage in experience as the Liverpool manager prepares for his first Champions League match against Atletico Madrid at Anfield.

He has done a great job as a coach. That is something to take into account, and it will be a great challenge for us. I played against him as a player and have coached against him. He has far more experience than I do in these matches, but I hope we can do well tomorrow.

· Andoni IraolaIraola compared his Champions League experience with Simeone’s before Liverpool’s match against Atletico Madrid.

“He has done a great job as a coach. That is something to take into account, and it will be a great challenge for us. I played against him as a player and have coached against him. He has far more experience than I do in these matches, but I hope we can do well tomorrow,” Iraola said at a news conference.

He described Atletico as “one of the toughest opponents we could have,” adding that he knows the club and some of its players well. The match will give him an early measure of Liverpool’s level in Europe’s top competition after the team’s recent results.

Atletico are one of the toughest opponents we could have.

· Andoni IraolaHe assessed Liverpool’s opening Champions League opponent.

For Iraola, the occasion fulfills a career dream. He said he had imagined reaching this stage when he began coaching and hoped to enjoy the night while putting Liverpool in a position to produce a strong performance. Liverpool opened the season with draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, then beat Ipswich Town last weekend.

It is one of the dreams you have when you start.

· Andoni IraolaIraola described making his Champions League debut at Anfield.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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