""It's not really about letting up, it's about maintaining what the team is conveying, despite losing to Betis the other day," Simeone said. "We had a very good first half, and we need to continue in the same vein, whoever plays. "We've been saying it for years, and I can confirm it now that we have two more Champions League games ahead of us: we need everyone, and everyone means everyone.""
""Whether it's 60, 90, 40, 10 [minutes], whatever it takes, we need the team on the pitch and the group as a whole.""
Atletico must maintain high levels from recent games as they travel to Rayo Vallecano. Atletico secured a 4-0 Copa del Rey semi-final first-leg win over Barcelona, with Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Julian Alvarez scoring. The club also beat Real Betis 5-0 in the previous round but lost 1-0 to Betis in LaLiga, ending a six-game unbeaten league run. The squad faces two upcoming Champions League matches, requiring full-depth contributions across minutes and players. Rayo sit just inside the relegation zone, needing points, while Atletico are third in LaLiga and can extend distance from Villarreal.
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