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'We know it will be difficult in Turin, I'm sure we'll have to suffer a lot': Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone warns against complacency ahead of last-16 second leg with Juventus

By Press Association Sport Staff

Published: 00:47 GMT, 21 February 2019 | Updated: 00:47 GMT, 21 February 2019

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Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone warned his side still have plenty to do after beating Juventus 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Uruguay pair Jose Gimenez and Diego Godin struck in the space of five minutes late in the game in the Spanish capital to edge Atletico closer to a place in the quarter-finals.

Juventus will bid to overturn a two-goal deficit in the return leg in Turin on March 12.

Diego Simeone has warned his side of the threat of Juventus ahead of their second-leg clash

Diego Simeone has warned his side of the threat of Juventus ahead of their second-leg clash

'We know it will be difficult in Turin, I'm sure we will have to suffer a lot. I don't see any other way to do it,' Simeone told UEFA.com.

Atletico had a penalty decision for a first-half foul on Diego Costa and substitute Alvaro Morata's goal ruled out after the video assistant referee made two crucial interventions at the Wanda

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