Atletico Madrid will be without Diego Costa and Thomas Partey heading into their second-leg tie against Juventus in the Champions League round of 16.

"We will sorely miss those players who are out injured, but it is my job to make their replacements feel like they have an important role in the side," said Simeone. 

Simeone warned his team to not get too confident despite their 2-0 lead. 

"We are not favorites, it is going to be very difficult to call it. I repeat, they are two important knock-out games. One team will go through, the team who chooses to play the best and takes advantage of more."