The Brazilian will start the injury recovery on Friday with physical therapy and water therapy.

The Atletico player was very satisfied with the performance of his teammates in the game that sees them make it to the cup semifinals.

Atletico Madrid made their way into semifinals of the Copa del Rey in style. The Basques went ahead through Aduriz, Raul Garcia equalized and Diego Costa got the winner. All set to face Real Madrid next week.

Simeone called up 19 players for the decisive match in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday at 20.00 in San Mames.

Diego Pablo Simeone said in a press conference that the match against Athletic will be "passionate" about the environment at a club with a long tradition. In addition, he wanted to warn about the dangers of Bilbao with great players from "midfield up."

Atletico midfielder claimed to the media that the second leg against Athletic in the cup will be very complicated due to the good performance of the home side.

The Asturian striker was satisfied in the mixed zone at the individual level and the collective level for the win in a tough ground.

The young midfielder could only play four minutes before leaving the field in pain.

Javier Manquillo passed the mixed zone to analyse 4-2 victory against Rayo Vallecano. The youth admitted that the team will continue "working and fighting" to keep looking forward.

Jorge Resurrection Merodio 'Koke' clocked up his hundredth game in League in the win against Rayo Vallecano. Standard and pride of the red and white academy, the midfielder is now one of the mainstays of the team. Congratulations, genius!