Simeone will not be able to count with the injured Tiago and Fernando Torres. The team will concentrate on Thursday, hours before the start of the match, scheduled for 20:30 at the Calderón.

After the first round, the 19 matches played provide statistics that speak of the consistency displayed by the team. The ten goals scored by Griezmann and the eight conceded by Oblak are noteworthy.

Atlético’s captain is on the podium of the foreign players with more games played in our history, behind Perea (314) and Griffa (288).

Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann were in charge of answering the media at the end of the match.

The win at Balaídos puts Atlético as the leader at the end of the first round but Simeone is not distracted by it. True to his philosophy, he already has Thursday’s Cup match against Rayo in mind.

Third consecutive win for an Atlético de Madrid that maintains the leadership to close the first round as it was begun, with a win. Now, we have to think about Thursday’s second leg match of the Cup’s round of 16 at the Calderón against Rayo.

Augusto Fernández and Matías Kranevitter, which already made their debut in the Cup against Rayo, premiered in the League squad list to play against Celta.

Luciano Vietto and Saúl Ñíguez were in charge of answering the media at the end of the match.

Our coach answered the media to assess the 1-1 tie in the first leg match of the round of 16 of the King’s Cup.

Atlético equalized in Vallecas, but could have won because it was better in the second half. Saúl equalized Nacho’s goal and Vietto crashed a shot on the post that could have been the 1-2. Next Thursday, the Calderón will decide.