Intro:

Atletico Madrid prepared on Friday (31st October) to face winless Cordoba in the Spanish Primera Liga.\

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid head coach (on Cordoba's last match against Real Sociedad):

"In Cordoba's last game Socedad were brave and enthusiastic, that's crucial in football. I say this not based on their individual players but on their coach. He has only been there for a brief period, but I know him from previous teams and he always likes his teams to play well."

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid head coach:

"Gabi will play tomorrow. Right now I don't take much notice of which teams are in which position. We just need to accumilate points. At this point of the league season adding points is a key factor, looking ahead to February, when it's more important to see who's a little bit behind or ahead."

SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid head coach (on Antoine Griezmann)

"I have the feeling that as soon as Antoine Griezmann finds his form, he will explode as a football player. But this will still take a while from us and especially from him. What we basically need is for the young important player he is to become an important mature player for the team."