Two days before the Madrid derby, Gabi spoke to the waiting media in the press room. The midfielder was excited and confident that his team could win.

The Uruguayan central defender has signed his contract with Atletico after an agreement was reached with Danube Football Club from the Uruguayan League.

The Competition Committee looked at the appeal made by the club and rescinded the yellow card which was given to the Brazilian on Sunday against Seville.

After the rest day, Diego Pablo Simeone men returned to the routine to prepare for the match against Real Madrid. Tiago left the gym and went back to work with his teammates. Simeone had almost a full squad, with the exception of Arda Turan.

The technician see Saturday's game as an opportunity that his team will try to use to add another three points. He recognises that the team is close to the target and have worked hard to get here.

The Atletico squad will face an Azeri All-Stars team next Tuesday April 30th at 20:00pm (local time) at the Tofig Bakhramov Republican Stadium in Baku.

El Atlético de Madrid jugará el partido correspondiente a la jornada 36 de la Liga BBVA el 8 de mayo en Balaídos ante un Celta que se jugará la permanencia en las últimas jornadas.

Diego Pablo Simeone designed a training session without those who started against Sevilla. Although Courtois did work with the group throughout the session. The academy players were the highlight of the session with 10 players from Atletico B and Athletic C, plus Manquillo, Saul and Óliver.

Saul Ñíguez had worn the Atletico first team shirt in the Europa League and Copa. Against Sevilla he did it in the Spanish top flight.

Adrian Lopez replaced Diego Costa in the 67th minute and his cross lead to Falcao's goal eight minutes later. The Spaniard was happy for the important win in Seville.