Atletico Madrid train as players welcome European Super League withdrawal - in pictures

Atletico Madrid's Lucas Torreira during training. Reuters

Atletico Madrid's captain Koke during training. Reuters

Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier during training. Reuters

Atletico Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano. AFP

Atletico Madrid players attend their team's training session at Sports City in Majadahonda, Madrid. Atletico Madrid will face SD Huesca in La Liga on 22 April 2021. EPA

Atletico Madrid players Kieran Trippier and Luis Suarez attend their team's training session. EPA

Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier. EPA

Atletico Madrid's Geoffrey Kondogbia. Reuters

Atletico Madrid players expressed their "satisfaction" at the club's decision to withdraw from the doomed European Super League project on Wednesday.

"From the Atletico squad we want to communicate our satisfaction over the final decision to withdraw the commitment to the Super League project taken by our club," a statement by captain Koke said on Twitter.

"We will keep fighting to help from our position so that Atleti grow with the values of effort and sporting merit that have always characterised us, so that all of you continue to feel reflected in that identity. We will continue working hard, focused on the match tomorrow."

Atletico became the latest club to pull out of the huge controversial competition on Wednesday, with the project on the brink of collapse.

Only Real Madrid and Barcelona officially remain, after England's 'Big Six' teams were the first to quit, before the Italian trio Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan followed suit.

Atletico said in a statement earlier on Wednesday the decision to join had been made "in response to circumstances that no longer exist today".

The club added the "first team squad and coach have shown their satisfaction with the club's decision, understanding that sporting merits must prevail over any other criteria."

Atletico were one of three La Liga sides involved in the breakaway tournament, along with city rivals Real and Barcelona.