Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has expressed his delight at qualifying for the Copa Del Rey final after his side saw off Sevilla on Wednesday.
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Atleti defeated the Sevillistas 4-3 on aggregate, and will face neighbouring rivals Real Madrid in this season's Spanish Cup final after Los Blancos had seen off Barcelona on Tuesday.
Simeone admitted his side will enjoy the important feat of qualifying for a major cup final, but will not get carried away as he turns his attention to their Liga duties when Los Rojiblancos take on Malaga this weekend.
"Today we are going to enjoy qualifying for the final. After that we are going to start to think about Malaga," he said.
"They are very difficult opponents who play very well.
"But it is a rival (Real Madrid) very close for us, so we will have to recover for that game. If we have to talk about the final, now we are just happy because once again Atletico de Madrid is in a big final."
Radamel Falcao also shared his manager's sentiments, and couldn't hide his pride at qualifying for another major final with Los Colchoneros after only three seasons in the capital.
"Being in the final is very important for Atletico, [so] we are pleased and we are proud," the Columbia striker said.
"The end of the match was ugly, but it doesn't matter.
"We had a good strategy. We knew they would try to win and that would give us chances, and we took advantage. I'm happy because we put in a lot of work and effort."
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