Diego Simeone has backed his players to respond to a shock LaLiga defeat to Real Mallorca against Porto in the Champions League next week.
Atleti are in fourth spot in LaLiga – seven points behind leaders Real Madrid – after the 2-1 loss at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday.
It was their first defeat on home turf against Mallorca since April 2006 and against a side who were winless in their previous seven LaLiga games.
Atletico also lost a LaLiga match at home after scoring the first goal of the game for the first time since a 2-1 loss to Barcelona in September 2015.
Atleti s attention will now switch to their final fixture in Group B against Porto on Tuesday where anything other than victory will see them exit the competition.
Simeone claim…