The draw will be held at the Football City of Las Rozas (at noon) and the following teams will be in the pot: FC Barcelona, Athletic Club, Mirándes, Las Palmas, Valencia, Celta and Sevilla.
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.
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.