The team completed their final training session before traveling to Basque lands to play the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao. Simeone, who designed a session of one hour worked on tactics and strategy before the cup clash that will decide one of the semifinalists of the competition.

After the session in Majadahonda the coach from Buenos named the squad in which 19 players will travel. Tiago and Guilavogui miss out as they continue their recovery, Óliver Torres, who also continues his recovery process after a dislocated shoulder and Arda Turan. The Turkish midfielder felt discomfort during training and suffered a contraction in the medial gastrocnemius of the right leg that prevents him from traveling to Bilbao with his teammates. Mario Suarez is fully recovered from the injury that has kept him on the sidelines in recent months and he makes the squad.