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.

Atletico Madrid had victory almost in the bag before Hélder Postiga leveled the match in stoppage time. A great game by Courtois could not stop the last kick. The Vicente Calderón will decide the winners next Tuesday.

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.