Diego Simeone refused to turn on his players and said he still retains 'trust' in them to turn their last-16 tie against Chelsea around, despite a first-leg defeat in Bucharest.
Olivier Giroud got the only goal of the game to give Chelsea a precious advantage heading into the return leg at Stamford Bridge.
Atletico have wobbled in LaLiga of late and that crossed into Europe with Tuesday night's defeat in Bucharest, the host venue with the match unable to go ahead in Spain, but Simeone is still refusing to hit the panic button.