Ahead of his 200th game as Atletico Madrid coach, Diego Simeone has picked out last season's La Liga title-winning draw at Barcelona as the highlight of his tenure.
Wednesday's league clash at Villarreal will be Simeone's 200th match in charge of Atletico, with the Argentine having overseen a huge change in the club's fortunes to become statistically the most successful manager in their history.
When Simeone arrived in December 2011, Atletico were 10th in the Primera Division table and had recently been eliminated from the Copa del Rey by third-tier side Albacete. During the three-and-a-half-years since, however, fans have celebrated winning the 2012 Europa League, 2013 Copa del Rey and 2014 La Liga.
Asked at a news conference for the best moment during that time, Simeone chose the final fixture of the 2013-14 campaign, when Atletico went to Barcelona and got the draw they needed to clinch a first top-flight title in 18 years.
"The game at the Camp Nou," he said. "To arrive there against 90,000, as the away team, with [Diego] Costa and Arda [Turan] leaving the pitch injured, and for the team to win the La Liga title there.
"There are so many good things which have happened. The strength and commitment of all the players in these 200 games has allowed us to be in a moment of tremendous demand. But we know that we could be sacked tomorrow, so we work without getting too comfortable."
Simeone is unlikely to be sacked tomorrow, given in March he signed a new deal tying him to the club until 2020 in recognition of what he and his players have achieved.
"We have gone bit by bit," he said. "It took us a while to win a game against Real Madrid, after 14 years without doing so. We went along building a competitive team. I always imagined the best, not less than what we had, or more than there was. That stimulus has allowed us to be strong.
"I am really happy with the decision I made to come here, in a difficult moment for the club. Without the players it would not have been possible to show all this."
The first major criticism of Simeone's time in charge came last week, after Atletico were beaten 1-0 by neighbours Real Madrid in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
"The criticism does not hurt me, just the opposite. I see it as normal," he said. "After the success of these years, it is understandable for people to want the best. If they demand even more, it is because they see it is possible."
Domestically, Atletico are still on course for their second highest ever points total in La Liga, although their chances of retaining the title look slight given a nine-point gap to leaders Barcelona with five games to play. A first season without silverware under Simeone, therefore, looks likely.
"The difference is we had 10 new players, who had to adapt, and who made us able to compete," he said. "We won the Spanish Super Cup, in the Champions League we were knocked out in the quarterfinals, and in the Copa del Rey we fell against Barca.
"If you had told me that, with five games left in La Liga, we would still have a mathematical chance of the title, I would have taken it. If we get the 15 points that are left we will be just three behind last season's total, and we were champions. We must try and get as close as possible."
Wednesday's opponents Villarreal are having their own difficult end to the campaign, having not recorded a win in their last seven La Liga games, while they have scored just one goal across that run.
Simeone said he still has huge respect for Marcelino's side, whose victory in December's reverse fixture means they are the only away team to have won at the Vicente Calderon in the league this season.
"They are one of the best teams in Spain," he said. "They always have a defined identity -- very quick on the counter-attack. Tactically they work very well, Marcelino is doing great work. You like to see a team who look happy and well organised. It is very dangerous to play against them."