Simeone predicting one for the purists

MADRID - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone believes his side faces a "pure night" of soccer when it takes a 1-0 lead to Leicester City for the second leg of its Champions League quarterfinal.

Antoine Griezmann's contentious penalty was the only goal at Vicente Calderon Stadium on Wednesday as Atletico could not make the most of its dominance while Leicester failed to muster a single shot on goal.

"We anticipate a fantastic football night. An English stadium, the fans close to the pitch, it will be a pure night of football," Simeone said of the return leg on April 18.