To avoid the 'curse' of the quartet... Simeone changes Atletico Madrid's hotel in London before facing Arsenal

Atletico Madrid made a surprising decision before their anticipated match against Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League.

Atletico Madrid will visit Arsenal in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.

The team of Argentine coach Diego Simeone arrived in the British capital London in the past hours in preparation for the match.

Atletico Madrid changes its hotel before facing Arsenal

According to the famous Spanish television program "El Chiringuito", Diego Simeone ordered a change of the usual hotel for Atletico Madrid's training camp in London, to avoid the hotel they stayed in during the heavy 0-4 defeat to Arsenal about 7 months ago.

This decision is based on the Argentine coach's known superstitions and his adherence to the principle of optimism and pessimism, hoping to change his team's luck and avoid repeating previous negative results in the British capital.

Atletico's 4-0 loss to Arsenal dates back to last October 21 in the third round of the league stage of this season's UEFA Champions League.

It is worth noting that Arsenal forced a 1-1 draw against Atletico in the first leg in Spain, and Tuesday's clash will determine the team qualifying for the final.

The winner of the Arsenal-Atletico clash is scheduled to meet in the final with the team advancing from the other semi-final between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.