Atlético de Madrid held a closed-door training session at the Majadahonda Sports Complex on Friday morning. The session, which lasted over an hour-and-a-half, was held without incidents and afterwards, Quique Sánchez Flores released the 18-player squad list for Saturday’s match against Espanyol at 10 pm at Estadio Vicente Calderón. Not included on the matchday roster were Álvaro Domínguez, Juanito, Sergio Asenjo and Ignacio Camacho, through coach’s decision.
 
The 18 players called up are the following:
 
GOALKEEPERS
13 De Gea
27 Joel
 
DEFENDERS
 2 Valera
 3 Antonio López
14 Filipe Luis
15 Godín
17 Ujfalusi
21 Perea
 
MIDFIELDERS
 4 Mario Suárez
 5 Tiago
 8 Raúl García
11 Fran Mérida
12 Assunçao
19 Reyes
20 Simão
 
STRIKERS
 7 Forlán
10 Agüero
22 Diego Costa