Diego Pablo Simeone will travel with his full arsenal to tackle the first leg of the second round of the Copa del Rey against Valencia at the Mestalla.

Diego Pablo Simeone said his team showed the desire to return to compete in Cup and warned in a press conference prior to the second round match of the dangers of an "excited and motivated" Valencia after the arrival of Pizzi.

Jorge Resurrection 'Koke' was very satisfied after victory in a "very complicated" match against Malaga . Happy to get the winning goal, the midfielder praised "the efforts and hard work" of the entire team.

Godin spoke in the mixed zone after the great victory at La Rosaleda. Content with the fight and courage of the team, the Uruguayan Central warned that "there a long way to go" and that the team will continue to look at the "present" and playing game by game.

Diego Pablo Simeone praised the work of all his players after the big victory against Malaga.

Atletco Madrid got 2014 under way with the league game at the Rosaleda against Malaga in the early afternoon kick off. The big news in the starting line up was the inclusion of Oliver Torres who starts the year in the starting line up.

The Argentine was presented as a new player of Atletico Madrid in the VIP Room of Estadio Vicente Calderon, where he said he was pleased to join the red and white club.

Simeone included the Argentine in the list of 19 players to travel to the Andalusian city to play the first game of 2014.

Diego Pablo Simeone spoke at the press conference before the last training session in preparation to face Malaga. The Argentine admitted that the team "is excited " to return to compete in the League and stated that it"will take a lot out of us from now til the end of season."

The Atletico full back appeared before the media at the first press conference of the year in which he said Malaga will be a tough game.