Juanfran Torres appeared for the media and spoke of the importance of the Getafe match, in which he is convinced we will see the best version of Atletico and, of course, the victory.

The Argentine player spoke at a press conference about Sunday's derby against Getafe. His 200 games with the club will make the game with the Azulóns special for him.

Atletico Madrid held the second session of the week behind closed doors on field 4 of the Majadahonda Sports City, Simeone men working with Getafe in mind.

Diego Pablo Simeone appeared before the media in midweek to discuss the match against Getafe, which will be played next Sunday the 7th at 19:00pm at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez.

The radiological test confirmed doctor Villalón’s diagnosis to withdraw the player from the pitch in the game against Valencia.

The Atletico players trained for about an hour and 15 minutes on field 4 of the Sports City. Those who started against Valencia had regenerative session. Arda with an ankle sprain did not train.

The Belgian goalkeeper spoke in the mixed zone about the game against Valencia and said he is optimistic about the future to fight for second place.

The Atletico captain emphasised the good second half and highlighted the great work against a major rival.

Diego Pablo Simeone said his team improved after the break and the second half of his team was what they’d been looking for from the start.

A goal each inside the first 6 minutes left the scoreline all square as two of the league’s top sides went toe to toe in search of three points to help on the quest for the Champions League places.