Simeone akatungamirira Atlético kukunda kwavo kwechipiri kweEuropa League mumakore matatu kubva pakagadzwa, sezvo vakakunda Athletic Bilbao 3<unk>0 mumutambo wekupedzisira musi wa 9 Chivabvu 2012 kuNational Arena muBucharest naRadamel Falcao <unk> kaviri <unk> uye Diego ari ivo vavariro. Zvakare, nekukunda Europa League, vakakwanisa kuenda ku2012 UEFA Super Cup
vachipesana neChelsea, mukundi wemwaka wapfuura weChampions League, iyo yakatambirwa kuStade Louis II, Monaco musi wa31 Nyamavhuvhu 2012; Atlético yakahwina 4<unk>1, kusanganisira hat-trick naFalcao muhafu yekutanga. Musi wa 17 Chivabvu 2013, Atlético yakakunda Real Madrid 2<unk>1 muCopa del Rey Final mumutambo wakaomarara umo zvikwata zvese zvakapedza nevarume gumi. Ikoku kwakagumisa makore 14 nemitambo 25 isina kukunda muMadrid derby. Mwaka wa2012-13 wakaona kirabhu ichipedzisa nemikombe mitatu mune zvishoma pamusoro pegore.