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Atletico Madrid coach Simeone had barb for Luis Suarez after Chelsea defeat

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone had a barb for Luis Suarez after defeat at Chelsea last night.

Atletico lost 2-0 on the evening, 3-0 on aggregate, falling at the round 16 stage of the Champions League.

And Simeone upset Suarez when substituting him with Atletico 1-0 down and chasing the game. It is now 26 games in the Champions League that Suarez has failed to score away from home.

At the final whistle, in a flash interview, Simeone was asked about the change.

"Taking into account that the team needed to score two goals, what were you looking for replacing Luis Suárez?" the journalist asked him.

To which Simeone replied: "To score two goals".

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