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Atletico travel with 19 players to Milan

The Atletico coach called up all available players from the first team to travel to Milan and for the first leg of the knockout stages of the Champions League.

"The tie is 50-50"

After the morning session, 10 players from the first team answered questions from the media in the Cerro del Espino. They all agree that motivation is "high" to try to get a good result in Milan in a "difficult" game.

@acmilan and @Atleti united for the initiative #TwitterFairPlay

On Wednesday February 19th and Atlético will face AC Milan in the San Siro in the first leg of the second round of the continental showpiece. Seizing the moment, twitter Europe and the two teams will launch a digital initiative pioneered around the concept of Fair Play.

Simeone: "The start was full of intensity"

Diego Pablo Simeone said at a press conference that the team " knew how to interpret the game" the result puts the team in "a nice situation" taking the tally to 60 points and to the top of the league.

Adequacy and effectiveness

The team returned winning ways with a 3-0 victory against Valladolid. Five minutes in to the game Raúl García and Diego Costa had already put two on the scoreboard. In the second half, Godin, playing his 200th game got the third goal putting the team to the top of the table.

Simeone: "We have strength and energy"

Diego Pablo Simeone appeared before the media before the league match against Valladolid. They will concentrate on playing a "good match," said Atletico coach "intensity" will be a key to victory.