• Atletico Madrid midfielder Vitolo during his team's training session at the club's sport complex in Majadahonda, near Madrid, Spain, 25 May 2020. All photos EPA
    Atletico Madrid midfielder Vitolo during his team's training session at the club's sport complex in Majadahonda, near Madrid, Spain, 25 May 2020. All photos EPA
  • Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar.
    Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar.
  • Koke.
    Koke.
  • Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey.
    Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey.
  • Spanish striker Diego Costa.
    Spanish striker Diego Costa.
  • Belgian forward Yannick Carrasco.
    Belgian forward Yannick Carrasco.
  • Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez.
    Spanish midfielder Saul Niguez.
  • Mexican midfielder Hector Herrera.
    Mexican midfielder Hector Herrera.
  • Argentinian forward Angel Correa.
    Argentinian forward Angel Correa.
  • Spanish striker Alvaro Morata.
    Spanish striker Alvaro Morata.
  • English defender Kieran Trippier.
    English defender Kieran Trippier.

Diego Costa, Alvaro Morata and Atletico Madrid step up preparations for June 8 La Liga return - in pictures


Steve Luckings
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Atletico Madrid stepped up their preparations for La Liga's proposed return next month.

Spain strikers Diego Costa and Alvaro Morata were among those taking part in exercise drills at Atletico's Majadahonda sports complex on the outskirts of Madrid.

Fellow internationals Saul Niguez and Koke were also among the party as was England defender Kieran Trippier and Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey.

La Liga hopes to restart the 2019/20 season on June 8 after football in Spain was shutdown in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Above is a picture gallery of the Atletico players in training. To move on to the next image, swipe or click on the arrows.