Real Mallorca boss Javier Aguirre has praised Real Madrid's Carlo Ancelotti and Villarreal's Unai Emery after they both led their teams into the Champions League semi-finals.
Real Madrid lost 3-1 at home to Chelsea after 90 minutes in the second leg, following a 3-1 win of their own in London, but a Karim Benzema goal in extra time has booked their place in the last four. Villarreal, meanwhile, scored a late equaliser away at Bayern Munich to advance with a 2-1 aggregate victory.
"The Spanish league is in a good place. I congratulate Unai and Carletto," Aguirre said on Radio MARCA.
"Real Madrid on their home pitch and with their fans and with 13 [Champions League trophies] up their sleeves, it's almost impossible to beat them.
"What Real Madrid do is already being studied in schools in Mexico and the United States. I've faced them and I've suffered; you have to take your chances against them because there's no other way [of winning]."
Praise for Simeone
Aguirre also launched a strong defence of Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone and stated his belief that the Argentine coach deserves more respect, a few days after Mallorca's 1-0 win against Los Rojiblancos.
"I think that we don't give enough respect to a great coach, people can't be so harsh when [Simeone] is an honest man and has won it all," he commented.
"It isn't fair and I support him completely."
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even your American teams are yet to win a major tournament, there's nothing to study if not like England have every trophy in their cabinet
I think your misunderstanding your own point. If what you say is true, and American teams are yet to win a major trophy, then they SHOULD be studying of what it takes to be a great club.
Mubamzy
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you say what
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They actually have 26 trophy
Jigaba
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I don’t think anyone can really explain how Real Madrid is in the semifinals of UCL. It’s simply inexplicable. I mean we only played good 45 minutes out of 360 minutes of the knocked stages and yet we are in the semifinals. ⏺ 0-2 down vs PSG on the 60' ⏺ 3-4 down vs Chelsea on the 80' The best thing of Real Madrid is their fighting spirit and that makes our club special!
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bro everyone underrated Madrid but they never gave up they kept going that is why they are were they are
Bicbcikloz
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even your American teams are yet to win a major tournament, there's nothing to study if not like England have every trophy in their cabinet
still worried oo,this guy could commit suicide oo
MUI__SonGoku
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madrid lose again Mallorca
Still in a cave?
Homckln
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even your American teams are yet to win a major tournament, there's nothing to study if not like England have every trophy in their cabinet
you say what
Ameerul24
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madrid lose again Mallorca
huh? we beat them 2x
Yizabdeop
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even your American teams are yet to win a major tournament, there's nothing to study if not like England have every trophy in their cabinet
Specialonedxb
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Simeone has been poor for the past two seasons, although having players as good as any other team still they have underachieved. Individual comparisons they have equally good players as compared to Man city or Real madrid etc but the coach hasnt been able to get best out of them!
RomarioTru
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madrid lose again Mallorca
MadridMaldives
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I don’t think anyone can really explain how Real Madrid is in the semifinals of UCL. It’s simply inexplicable. I mean we only played good 45 minutes out of 360 minutes of the knocked stages and yet we are in the semifinals. ⏺ 0-2 down vs PSG on the 60' ⏺ 3-4 down vs Chelsea on the 80' The best thing of Real Madrid is their fighting spirit and that makes our club special!
Repaikmpy
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Apply a system that will suite your players and win game's, budgets are much more different