You could see from Diego Simeone’s reaction how much Atletico Madrid‘s 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad meant to him.
Atletico’s man in black, the touchline Tom Waits, was a bag of nerves as his men saw out a narrow one-goal lead against their toughest opponents remaining. All three points keeps them at the top of the La Liga table, on the cusp of a first league title since 2014.
Only title races that go down to the wire can create tension like this. He’d previously stated he’s too nervous to watch the matches of title rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona. No wonder he greeted the final whistle as if he’d won the lottery, running back to the dressing room with his fist in the air.
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