We could have 得点する／非難する／２０d more, says Atletico's Simeone
LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone 賞賛するd his team for perfectly 遂行する／発効させるing his game 計画（する） in their 4-2 支持する／優勝者s League victory at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday and said the scoreline should have been even higher.
Atletico ripped the Leverkusen defence to shreds with a string of lethal 反対する-attacks in the last-16 first 脚, making the most of an erratic backline.
"We could even have won by a higher 利ざや but their goalkeeper pulled off two 優れた saves to 否定する (Antoine) Griezmann," said Simeone. "It is important to have belief when you play away from home, and I thought we had that in 豊富.
"We thought before the game that, if we attacked 負かす／撃墜する our left 味方する, we would 原因（となる） their 権利-footed defenders problems," he said.
"That is 正確に／まさに what we did. Leverkusen fought their way 支援する into the game in the second half but 全体にわたる it is a very 満足させるing evening for us."
Atletico took a two-goal lead through Griezmann and Saul Niguez and 得点する／非難する／２０d again each time the Bundesliga club 戦う／戦いd 支援する and 削減（する） the 赤字.
Griezmann's goal, his 13th in the 支持する／優勝者s League also made the Frenchman his club's 最高の，を越す scorer in the 競争.
"For us it was an unusual game. We did it perfectly in the first half. We were intelligent and smart," Simeone said. "They （機の）カム 支援する in the second half but we kept at our 計画（する） until the end."
The Spaniards also 攻撃する，衝突する the woodwork and Leverkusen keeper Bernd Leno 否定するd them twice more in one-on-one 状況／情勢s to give the German 味方する a sliver of hope for the return 脚 on March 15.
Atletico, finalists in 2014 and 2016, are now 注目する，もくろむing their ninth last-eight 外見 while Leverkusen, who have never 前進するd past this 行う／開催する／段階, have their work 削減（する） out for next month.
"The important thing for us is that we continue to 改善する," Simeone said. "It is important not to 譲歩する that many goals at this 行う／開催する／段階 of the tournament, so that is some thing we need to work on.
"Leverkusen have nothing to lose in the second 脚, so we need to be careful," 警告するd Simeone. "Even so, we can be very pleased with our 成果／努力s this evening." (報告（する）／憶測ing by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Clare Fallon)
