Atlético have trained in Majadahonda in the last preparatory session of the week before traveling to Bilbao. The Madrid team trained at Cerro del Espino and Cholo dedicated much of the work to the shots on goal after lateral centers.
The Argentine coach wants precision and concentration when it comes to finishing and insisted over and over again with shots on goal. One of the great problems of the rojiblanco team throughout the season is the lack of goal. Atlético have 31 goals and it is a very low figure for a team that wants to fight for higher levels. If the team is not fine in front of goal in these eleven games it will be difficult to be in the top four.
Later a match was played where the coach was as intense as during the whole week. Cholo knows the importance of the league clash and was well above his own. Simeone has decided the team to play against Athletic and there will be no surprises in the eleven that he has been rehearsing for quite a few days.
Atlético has been at 18:00 to go to the airport. The team will leave an hour later heading to Bilbao where they will arrive for dinner. Due to the time of the match he will travel the day before the crash.