Atletico Madrid returned to training in Majadahonda Sports City with their minds set on the match against Real Madrid. Physical labour was the dominant note of a workout that was marked by the motivation of the players and coaching staff to get themselves in to second place in the league.

Diego Pablo Simeone and his staff counted with all members of the first team, apart from Arda Turan who work outside the group recovering from an ankle problem. Óliver, Manquillo and Saul trained with the first team as they usually do.

The session began with warm-up exercises to prepare all the muscles of the players. Then, under the command of Oscar Ortega they worked on a physical circuit with eight different stations where they trained endurance, strength and balance.

They then worked on strategy for the important match on Saturday at the Calderon against Real Madrid to end a session that lasted an hour and 40 minutes.