…IMPORTANT MATCH

We only have to think about tomorrow's match against a team that has improved since the arrival of its coach. He knows very well the young people who are playing, who are doing very well and competing as they are. We must take the game where we believe we can hurt it and think only about our game. We focus on what matters to us, which is the match. I don't think there is any better way than to convey the importance of the party and the responsibility they have. After the tough defeat in Dortmund, I think the team is working according to what the club needs.

…LINO AND RIQUELME

You can share how you have shared the position in some games and you have done it well. For me, the work reference I always say is to Riquelme, who has had fewer minutes, but he must attack and defend like he did in Feyenoord and Mallorca. That is the requirement to play for Atlético de Madrid.

…MORATA

We think about the group, globally. Obviously then individually we give each one the attention he needs. Sometimes it is achieved and sometimes it is not, this is how it is. Álvaro is doing very well, competing and training as he has to train. Tomorrow we hope that if it is his turn to play he will do it in the best way, the team needs him and he is a very important player for us.

...INJURY REPORT

I saw Tapia have a good week, I had a good feeling. It is the first week that he has completed the entire week at the pace of his teammates in a long time. Obviously it is not at its best level but it is very important for us. He is a player who, when he is at his best level, is a very important player in this category. This week he gave me a very good feeling, I see him very focused, very positive, eager to compete. Bamba spent the last few days with problems in his hamstrings, with problems in acceleration. He is a player who accelerates very quickly and a lot. If he cannot give his greatest potential, it was not logical to put him in the squad. He is a player who has a lot of conditions, who has everything to fit into our way of playing. Damián is back in the call up. Williot Swedberg does not come in with a last-minute hamstring injury today, Carles Pérez has been suffering from ankle discomfort since the match against Alavés, he hurt himself again this week and will not be able to play in the game. Mihailo Ristic suffered a blow to his ankle yesterday during training that prevented him from going out to train today. Having three games in a week we don't want to force anyone.

...DOTOR

Dotor who continues to take steps and who still has a little bit left to be at his best level apart from Joseph Aidoo. Everything is linked to physical situations this week, nothing worrying but having 3 games in 1 week we prefer to bring people closer to his level. With many possibilities and when there is a drop we try not to make it noticeable. The important thing is that they are not things that are going to last. I hope that for the next game we will have everyone available. We are convinced that we are going to play a good game.