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Simeone not ready for Atletico to give up Champions League dream after Madrid mauling

Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick has Real Madrid on the brink of the Champions League final, but their cross-city rivals will not throw in the towel

Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone is refusing to give up on his side's Champions League hopes despite a crushing 3-0 defeat in the first leg of their semi-final tie with city rivals Real Madrid.

Cristiano Ronaldo thrilled the Santiago Bernabeu with another hat-trick to follow the treble that downed Bayern Munich in the previous round.

It means next week's second leg, a match that will be the last European match played at Atletico's Vicente Calderon, should be a formality for Zinedine Zidane's men.