Diego Simeone insists Atletico Madrid cannot stop pushing in their pursuit of Champions League qualification after a narrow 1-0 victory over Mallorca.
Los Rojiblancos tightened their grip on fourth place in LaLiga, with Rodrigo Riquelme s fine individual effort in the fifth minute enough to secure back-to-back wins.
With four games remaining, Simeone s side moved onto 67 points, six clear of fifth-placed Athletic Bilbao, who they beat 3-1 last weekend.
The Atleti boss was thrilled by his players performance levels, but has urged them not to rest on their laurels.
Hay un amigo en mí.
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The team interpreted the plan very well, he said. The commitment was incredible from [Angel] Correa to [Jan] Oblak to play an intelligent game from a defensive point of view.
After the goal, we controlled the game. We defended as a team and did a great job. We need to continue improving, and we can t stop pushing until the season is over.
Echoing his manager s thoughts, defender Axel Witsel told Movistar Plus+: It was very important to win. We wanted to win and stay six points ahead. We have to keep it up.
After Riquelme scored a fantastic goal, we managed to stay well-organised to secure the result.
