Atlético vow to bounce back: win vs Barça Sunday and go top

Atlético de Madrid need to move on quickly from their defeat to Bayern Munich at the Metropolitano. According to Mundo Deportivo, Simeone's side have taken four points from a possible 12 in the Champions and must win all four remaining matchdays to chase a top-8 finish; otherwise they will have to fight for a play-off spot.

The squad is already looking ahead to Sunday, when Hansi Flick's Barcelona visit the Metropolitano at 9 pm with the LaLiga summit on the line. The Catalans are two points ahead, so a win would send Atlético top. Marcos Llorente stressed that after a defeat the team has to get back to winning, while Pablo Barrios asked his teammates to forget today and focus on Sunday's match.

Marc Pubill, speaking on Movistar, admitted the team has struggled in every phase and promised to fix it before Sunday, aiming to reach the international break at the top. Diego Simeone, meanwhile, wants his players to recover well for a clash between the two best teams in LaLiga so far. Atlético knocked Barça out of both the Champions League and the Copa del Rey last season.