Diego Costa enjoyed an eventful return to La Liga action for Atlético Madrid as he was dismissed for a second bookable offence after jumping into the stands to celebrate scoring against Getafe.

The former Chelsea striker is back in the Spanish capital after three years at Stamford Bridge and could not contain his excitement – despite already being in the book when he fired in Atlético’s second – so jumped over advertising boards to celebrate with fans.

Costa had scored in the Copa del Rey in midweek but appeared fired-up by being back at a club where he has spent the majority of his career. Costa was cautioned in the 62nd minute for an elbow on Djené Dakonam and was sent off seven minutes later after reacquainting himself with the home supporters in the aftermath of getting on the end of a cross to double the home team’s lead.

Fellow Atlético players did their best to drag Costa away from the fans but the outcome of a second yellow was inevitable once he had spent so long enjoying the adulation, as he eventually walked back to the pitch and the sight of the referee holding the red card aloft.

The match was feisty from the start with the referee having to intervene twice in the first-half and Costa needed to be walked down the tunnel by goalkeeper Jan Oblak due to the clashes between the two sides. Overall 11 players were booked in the derby as the referee, José Munuera, struggled to control those on the pitch.

It was a premature end for Costa after a long wait pull on the red and white shirt, having agreed to the move after the transfer deadline in a £57m deal. The striker went back to his native Brazil rather than train with Chelsea because of a falling out with Antonio Conte.

Angel Correa had given Atlético the lead in the 18th minute when he collected an Antoine Griezmann pass, allowing him to go through on goal and strike the ball beyond Arsenal loanee Emiliano Martínez in the Getafe goal from inside the area. Costa’s goal sealed the victory after the break and Diego Simeone’s side had no trouble holding on to it even though they were down to 10 men.