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Champions League: We exit with dignity, says Diego Simeone

Diego Simeone said Atletico Madrid were weighed down by the pressure and intensity of a long season as they crashed out of the Champions League on Thursday against Leipzig.

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Diego Simeone said Atletico Madrid were weighed down by the pressure and intensity of a long season as they crashed out of the Champions League on Thursday against Leipzig. Leipzig will play Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals on Tuesday after Tyler Adams' deflected shot in the 88th minute earned them a shock 2-1 victory in Lisbon.

Atletico's Joao Felix had earlier scored a penalty to cancel out Dani Olmo's opener. Defeat ends a disappointing season for Atletico, who finished third in La Liga, 17 points behind Real Madrid. "We didn't have that physical sharpness or rhythm," said Simeone afterwards. "At the end of a season with so much pressure, so much need to get into the Champions League, and the need to integrate new players.

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