The Brazilian reaches the number of 200 matches as a red and white player. The winger adds 143 matches in the League 19 in the Cup and 38 in Europe.

Our club does not agree with the sanctioning ruling from the international football body and is studying the documentation received to lodge an appeal.

Simeone will not be able to count with the injured Tiago and Fernando Torres. The team will concentrate on Thursday, hours before the start of the match, scheduled for 20:30 at the Calderón.

The striker from Madrid will continue a physical therapy treatment and alternative training in the gym.

After the first round, the 19 matches played provide statistics that speak of the consistency displayed by the team. The ten goals scored by Griezmann and the eight conceded by Oblak are noteworthy.

Atlético’s captain is on the podium of the foreign players with more games played in our history, behind Perea (314) and Griffa (288).

Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann were in charge of answering the media at the end of the match.

The win at Balaídos puts Atlético as the leader at the end of the first round but Simeone is not distracted by it. True to his philosophy, he already has Thursday’s Cup match against Rayo in mind.

Third consecutive win for an Atlético de Madrid that maintains the leadership to close the first round as it was begun, with a win. Now, we have to think about Thursday’s second leg match of the Cup’s round of 16 at the Calderón against Rayo.

Augusto Fernández and Matías Kranevitter, which already made their debut in the Cup against Rayo, premiered in the League squad list to play against Celta.