Wilshere: Atletico Madrid will still play dirty, but they will be more open and aggressive

In the European competition, Arsenal and Atletico Madrid have only met once before, and that was the Europa League semi-finals in the 2017-18 season. Wilshere, one of the Gunners midfielders at the time and currently manager of Luton Town, took part in the game against Atletico Madrid. In an interview, Wilshere recalled the confrontation with the Sheets.

Wilshere said: "You know what Atletico Madrid will do, they will destroy the flow of the game, they will make the game difficult to play, they will play very dirty, they will break the bottom line. We talked about this before the game and were prepared for it. I think we dealt with it well, they were sent off one person early, and then We should end the game."

"However, even with 10 men, Simeone's team was still difficult to deal with. They knew their roles. They scored through a counterattack and scored an away goal. "

" When we went to the away game, Atletico Madrid's new stadium had just opened. An amazing stadium. About 12 minutes into the game, Koscielny ruptured his Achilles tendon after a top battle. I love Koscielny and I feel sorry for my teammates but I got the armband and it feels great. We should have won that game. "

"Now I watch the Atletico Madrid game and they are a completely different team, which shows Simeone's ability as a coach. They still have that 'dirty' behavior that you need and it will count in games, but they are more open and aggressive now. So, I'm very impressed with them. "