Atletico Madrid will be bidding to make it three straight wins in all competitions when they resume their La Liga campaign at home to Mallorca on Saturday night.
Diego Simeone's side, who are fourth in the table, beat Villarreal 3-1 in Spain's top flight before the international break, while 17th-placed Mallorca suffered a 2-0 loss to Real Betis in their last match.
The Red and Whites are in a strong position, though, as they have a game in hand on 16 of the other 19 teams in the division and sit only four points off Real Madrid in second, so Simeone's side are very much in the title picture at this stage of the campaign.
Atletico suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Las Palmas in La Liga at the start of November, but they bounced back impressively in the Champions League, putting six unanswered goals past Celtic, before beating Villarreal 3-1 in the league before the international break.
The capital outfit are yet to secure their spot in the last-16 stage of the Champions League, but they are top of Group E on eight points, one clear of second-placed Lazio and two ahead of third-placed Feyenoord.
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