Koeman criticizes his suspension before facing Atlético and Simeone, who will not change his plans against Barcelona

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman criticized the Spanish Football Association’s decision to suspend him for two matches for using inappropriate language and mocking one of the referees, while Atletico coach Diego Simeone confirmed that he would not change his plans against Barcelona tomorrow, Saturday, which may be determined by the outcome of the LaLiga champion.

Koeman was sent off during Barcelona’s 2-1 loss to Granada on April 29th. After missing Barcelona’s 3-2 victory over Valencia earlier this week, the Dutch coach will also miss the next big confrontation for Barcelona at his Camp Nou with top-ranked Atletico Madrid on Saturday after the Spanish Federation rejected his team’s appeal against the penalty.

Last Wednesday, Barcelona confirmed that it would submit another appeal to the Administrative Court of Sport in Spain to cancel the suspension. “I think it is a personal matter. Yes, what I said does not carry any insult. It does not justify suspending anyone of two matches.

So yes, I think the matter is deeper than the words that were said,” Koeman said at a news conference on Friday. Barcelona are two points behind Atletico Madrid, who collected 76 points, and if they win, they will overtake their opponents from the capital and rise to the top before the last 3 rounds of the season. Real Madrid are also two points behind their neighbors in the capital, and they may be the biggest beneficiaries

if the match ends in a draw, given their superiority in direct confrontations over Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Real Madrid will meet fourth-placed Sevilla on Sunday in a strong confrontation as well. Koeman, just like Simeone, his counterpart at Atletico Madrid, said he would not change his usual style of play in this match.