Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has thanked the club’s fans for the support they have shown him and his players over the year of 2012.

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2012 was a very successful year for Atletico Madrid after winning the Europa League title and overcoming Real Madrid to challenge Barcelona for the league title.

Around 8,000 fans arrived at the Vicente Calderon for an open event on Monday and Simeone thanked the fans for their loyal support over the past year.

“Thanks for joining us. We are together at this time, and we want to thank you all for helping us to achieve great things, especially the players who are the most important part of the team,” Simeone said.

“We hope to maintain this attitude, commitment and sense of belonging to this great club that is Atletico Madrid.

“Hopefully next year we approach each game with the same energy to carry on. Greetings to all, Happy New Year and super-duper Atleti always!”

Club captain Gabi also gave his thanks: “Thank you again for your enthusiasm and commitment. It’s been a great year for everyone,” he added.

“We want to thank you all for the support you give us every day. A year ago, we were in a very delicate situation. Thanks to you, we’ve had a glorious year.

“Hopefully 2013 will be even better than this.”

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