Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone maintained that his team has "competed well" throughout the season despite recent eliminations from the Copa del Rey and the Champions League.

(Reuters) -Atletico Madrid have lost four and drawn one of their last five matches in all competitions but manager Diego Simeone said on Tuesday that the LaLiga club were having a very good season. Atletico suffered a major blow in the LaLiga title race when they slumped to a 4-2 home loss to Barcelona followed by a 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Espanyol on Saturday,

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has declared that this season has been ‘very good’ for Los Rojiblancos so far, although the final games of the season will dictate how their year is

Barcelona will face fierce rivals Real Madrid in a mouth-watering Copa del Rey final after they beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at a feverish Metropolitano Stadium on Wednesday to complete a 5-4 aggregate win.

The Copa del Rey final will be a Clasico after Barcelona edged out Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Metropolitano courtesy of a Ferran Torres goal to tee up a cup showdown with their arch rivals Real Madrid.

Barcelona won 1-0 at Atletico Madrid to reach its first Copa del Rey final in four seasons. The Catalan club will face Real Madrid in the final later this month.