The Atletico captain was satisfied in the mixed zone with the final result of the match against Barcelona and for the first round of games.

The Atletico records in this 2013/14 season could not be better. Finishing the first 19 league games, Simeone’s Atletico is the best in the history of the first round with the three-point format.

Diego Pablo Simeone spoke at the press room in the Vicente Calderón of the great work of the team in the match against Barcelona and highlighted the commitment of the players.

The Calderon is made for special night and this ranks up there with the best of them. A clash between the top two teams in la Liga, first versus second with all at stake.

The Atletico coach called up 23 players ahead of Saturday’s game against Barcelona in the final game of the first round

The Atletico coach came to the press room at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in the pre-match against Barcelona to discuss the meeting between the top two in the league.

Diego Costa said in the press room that the team wanted to fight for the lead in a "very complicated" match against Barcelona. The '19' admitted that Atletico is placed to make the leap to first place with the help of our fans.

The young Atletico player on the day of his 22nd birthday appeared before the media to give his first impressions on Saturday’s game against Barca at the Calderon.

Thibaut Courtois said after the draw in the Mestalla, that the team "played a good game” against a tough Valencia side that made things very “difficult". He also stressed the importance of scoring an away goal ahead of the "complicated" return leg.

Diego Pablo Simeone spoke to the media in the press room after the one all draw against Valencia. The Argentine acknowledged that Valencia "had good chances" but the "courage" of Atletico set up a "significant" game in the second leg.