Diego Simeone explained why he rates Barcelona as the ‘best team in La Liga’ after his Atletico Madrid side drew with arch-rivals Real Madrid. Real Madrid held on to top spot in the Spanish top-flight as Kylian Mbappe’s second-half goal cancelled out Julian Alvarez’s first-half penalty at the Bernabeu.

Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke after a battle against Celta Vigo ended in a draw, with Alexander Sørloth cancelling out a penalty converted by Iago Aspas and a red card for Pablo Barrios in only the sixth minute.

Diego Simeone struck an optimistic tone as he addressed the media ahead of Atletico Madrid's clash with Celta Vigo on Saturday.