Soccer-Real Madrid are the world's best team and it's hard to compete with them - Simeone

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Osasuna - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - May 19, 2024 Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone before the match REUTERS/Ana Beltran

(Reuters) - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, on the eve of his side's final LaLiga match against Real Sociedad, said they fell short of their objectives this season and that title winners Real Madrid were the best team in the world.

Atletico, who will finish fourth in the standings behind Real, runners-up Barcelona and surprise package Girona, secured their place in the Champions League, although the coach believes they could have done better.