Diego Pablo Simeone worked behind closed doors for an hour and 20 minutes in the Ciudad Deportiva Dani Jarque, Espanyol in the Barcelona town of Sant Adria, where the 22 first team players worked, along with Leandro Cabrera and Bono. Before training, a storm fell in Barcelona, but it eased up during the session.

Atletico could work in peace to prepare thoroughly behind closed doors for the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup to be held this Wednesday at 23:00pm at the Camp Nou. It will be the seventh final Atletico Madrid have played since 2010, when they played against Fulham and won the Europa League for the first time.