"I'm really pleased with the way he's progressed so far".
A raucous atmosphere and a performance of relentless intensity saw Leicester turn a 2-1 deficit against Sevilla into a 3-2 aggregate win in the previous round and left-back Christian Fuchs is relishing trying to make life hard for another LaLiga opponent.
Leicester City have defied all the odds in the last two years, escaping relegation, winning the Premier League and then making it to the quarter-finals of the Champions League in their maiden appearance in the competition.
Atletico Madrid will come under fire from a Leicester City "weapon" they will be unfamiliar with in their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Tuesday night. (But) we should be pleased with a point, probably.
"Leicester are in decent form and have been very close to getting back to their best in the last six or seven games", Simeone said.
Leicester overcame a one-goal deficit to defeat Sevilla in the previous round, although on that occasion they went into the home leg with an away goal under their belts.
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Leicester's players have been accused of betraying the man who oversaw last season's fairytale, with Vardy cast as chief conspirator. "Palace are confident as well, it'll be a good game but we need to make sure we're ready".
Vardy cut a forlorn figure during last week's first leg, when Atletico ran out 1-0 winners thanks to Antoine Griezmann's first-half penalty.
"Before the game I'd like to think I'm measured but there has to be a tinge of motivation".
Vardy says he now gets "abuse at every stadium", although he admits that he feeds on the notoriety.
Christian Fuchs is expected to start, Islam Slimani is struggling with a groin injury, Nampalys Mendy is sidelined with an ankle problem, while Robert Huth is banned.
This game will mean a lot to the Eagles since a victory will all but secure their spot in the Premier League next season so I am expecting them to put out an fantastic performance. We have such a great team spirit we don't let it affect us, " he added. We just enjoy the time that we have. There's a lot of pressure all the time, this year it was fighting against relegation and we came out of that. We're focused for now but we'll obviously try to give everything. You'd hope the nation got behind us as the only English team left in the Champions League, and we'll use what we've got at our home ground to our advantage.
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