'We play to win': Simeone defends Atletico style after shocking Liverpool

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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone defended his side's approach after dumping Liverpool out of the Champions League with a 3-2 victory after extra time at Anfield to progress to the quarter-finals, winning 4-2 on aggregate. The holders looked to have ended Atletico's dogged resistance when Roberto Firmino put them ahead in the last-16 tie after Georginio Wijnaldum's first-half header forced the second leg into an extra 30 minutes. However, Liverpool were made to rue a host of missed chances to kill the tie off in 90 minutes as Llorente twice curled home from outside the box before Alvaro Morata twisted the knife by breaking away to score in added time of extra time.

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