Diego Costa was a constant threat to Valladolid defence.

Diego Godin stressed the importance of this victory against Valladolid away from Calderon.

Diego Pablo Simeone was pleased by the overwhelming victory of Atletico Madrid in Valladolid

A great victory for Atletico Madrid in a difficult away ground where no one had previously won by three goals.

Atletico Madrid trained on field 4 of the Sports City behind closed doors before leaving in the afternoon on a train bound for Valladolid.

Sergio Asenjo appeared before the media at the end of the first leg of the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League

Kurban Berdyev was greeted with applause by Russian journalists in the press room at the Vicente Calderon

Atletico travel to Russia next week needing to overcome the 0-2 first-leg deficit.

The Europa League returned to the Vicente Calderon stadium where defending champions looked to defend their crown.