YESSSSSSS!!!!!!! Atletico you beautiful bastards you. They proved that they are here to stay even after being picked apart by Chelsea as well as enabling a meltdown for RM and Ancelotti. People insulting Atleti and Koke don't really know football outside Barcelona, their football is of a total tactical and mental unity. Defensive it may be but they are all diligent and passionate soldiers on a single mission. Aesthetic? Probably not, but I can say that the only time I felt the kind of energy and spirit for Barca last season was in that 4-3 Clasico while other teams like Athletic and Atletico engaged my emotion much more with their collective effort and drive.
Simeone is probably the toughest guy in football. Tragically loses the CL final because of a stoppage time equalizer, loses star players to the very English club that he demolished, and has his team practically written off by a majority of football fans. That didn't stop him, not even nearly. The moment Atletico's training began, they were doing daily triple sessions and Cholo was demanding that they buy more players to continue being contenders. His job is one of the most difficult to do yet he raised them to his level and has been immortalized for this team.