VIDEO SHOWS: POST-MATCH PRESS CONFERENCE SOUNDBITES FROM ATLETICO MADRID COACH DIEGO SIMEONE AND INTER MILAN COACH CRISTIAN CHIVU RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: MADRID, SPAIN (NOVEMBER 26, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) 1. ATLETICO MADRID COACH, DIEGO SIMEONE, ENTERING PRESS CONFERENCE 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATLETICO MADRID COACH, DIEGO SIMEONE, ON JOSE MARIA GIMENEZ’S WINNER, SAYING: “Jose is very important player for us. He’s one of our captains. We need him playing like this, and truthfully, he delivers like so many other players in other positions do who are also important to our team, and we need him at his best so that he can continue to deliver all that he gives us.” 3. SIMEONE AT PRESS CONFERENCE 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATLETICO MADRID COACH, DIEGO SIMEONE, SAYING: “I stand completely with the group, with the team and with the way they understand what we are playing for.” 5. SIMEONE AT PRESS CONFERENCE 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATLETICO MADRID COACH, DIEGO SIMEONE, ON IF THE WINNING PLAY IS SOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL ABOUT ATLETICO, SAYING: “It is clear, like we’ve told you all after other matches, we are working on it. They know we have good hitters and good headers and that set pieces are determinant for any team that has hopes of winning a tournament, and we’re working on that. Luckily, today, we started to see some good situations.” 7. JOURNALISTS AT WORK 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ATLETICO MADRID COACH, DIEGO SIMEONE, ON IF THIS WINS MARKS ATLETICO’S ARRIVAL TO THIS SEASON'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, SAYING: “We always go match by match. We still want to evolve and get better. We have to keep growing, because we have room, a lot of room, to get better, and that’s all we’re focused on. Nothing else.” 9. JOURNALIST WORKING 10. SIMEONE LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE 11. WHITE FLASH 12. INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, ENTERING PRESS CONFERENCE 13. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, SAYING: “The angry reaction? I saw determination. I saw a team that wanted to be the factor that luck has never given us. Then it is obvious that you can improve, but you improve in defeats just like you also improve in victories. We need to understand the moments, to have some more perception regarding danger, some concreteness, cynicism, the desire to win some duels, some conflict, the angry desire to be a little more than what we are not right now.” 14. CHIVU AT PRESS CONFERENCE 15. (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) INTER MILAN COACH, CRISTIAN CHIVU, SAYING: “We know how difficult it is to play in this stadium. We know the organisation, the quality of these players, what they bring and how they play and how difficult they are both physically and technically. Despite this, I would say that while we took a hit, we were also dominant. We put them in difficult positions, just as their quality came out in certain moments. Both in the final minutes or in the last 20 minutes after our draw. They’re a strong team, a team that has individuality, a team that has organisation, a team that puts you in difficult spots on many fronts, on all fronts. Then they managed to score on a rebound, on a stolen ball. It's a direct attack and then they managed to score even on set piece.” 16. CHIVU AT PRESS CONFERENCE 17. CHIVU LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE STORY: Jose Maria Gimenez rose highest to head home a dramatic winner in added time, securing Atletico Madrid a stirring 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in a thrilling Champions League clash on Wednesday (November 26) at the Metropolitano Stadium. With the match poised at 1-1 after Piotr Zielinski had levelled for the visitors following Julian Alvarez's early goal, Gimenez leapt above Inter's defenders in the 93rd minute to nod Antoine Griezmann's precise corner into the net, sending the home crowd into raptures on a chilly night in the Spanish capital. Despite the loss, Inter remain fourth in the group with 12 points, the same as Paris St Germain, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid but three behind leaders Arsenal. Atletico's win lifts them to 12th place with nine points, keeping alive their slim hopes of a knockout-stage, first eight finish. Inter, undefeated in Europe before this match, were looking to recover from their Derby della Madonnina domestic loss to AC Milan. Cristian Chivu's side had been dominant in the Champions League, boasting a perfect record of four wins and just one goal conceded prior to their visit to Madrid. Conversely, Diego Simeone's Atletico had endured a shaky European campaign but were in fine form in LaLiga, unbeaten in domestic play since August. (Production: Guillermo Martinez, Kurt Michael Hall) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
