{"id":6947,"date":"2026-11-02T20:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/ucl-simeone-confident-lookman-can-deliver-against-bayern-munich\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T20:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T20:01:05","slug":"ucl-simeone-confident-lookman-can-deliver-against-bayern-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/ucl-simeone-confident-lookman-can-deliver-against-bayern-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"UCL: Simeone Confident Lookman Can Deliver Against Bayern Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has thrown his support behind Ademola Lookman amid the Nigerian forward\u2019s difficult spell at the Spanish club this season.<\/p>\n<p>Lookman has struggled to replicate the impressive form he showed after joining Atletico last season, with his playing time also reduced in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old featured for just 14 minutes in Atletico\u2019s 2-0 victory over Levante last Saturday.<\/p>\n<h3>Simeone Backs Lookman To Hit Top Form<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking ahead of Atletico\u2019s UEFA Champions League clash against Bayern Munich, Simeone expressed confidence in Lookman\u2019s ability to rediscover his best form, urging him to remain patient, work hard and maintain belief in himself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/ucl-lookman-lauds-atleticos-fighting-spirit-in-stuttgart-draw\/\">UCL: Lookman Lauds Atletico\u2019s Fighting Spirit In Stuttgart Draw<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The gaffer acknowledged that difficult periods are an inevitable part of football and encouraged the Nigerian international not to become frustrated by his current situation.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of faith in him. I don\u2019t want him to get frustrated because he\u2019s not going through his best moment, because it\u2019s part of life, part of the game, part of football,\u201d Simeone told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is work, this is believing in what you do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his struggles in domestic competitions, Lookman has shown glimpses of his quality in Europe, recording one goal and one assist in three Champions League appearances for Atletico this season.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Nigerian has contributed two goals and one assist in 14 appearances across all competitions for the LaLiga side.<\/p>\n<p><em><br \/><strong>By Adeboye Amosu <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has thrown his support behind Ademola Lookman amid the Nigerian forward\u2019s difficult spell at the Spanish club this season. Lookman has struggled to replicate the&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}