A private lesson from Simeone to Koke LaLiga Santander - Atletico Madrid Cholo dedicated his morning to the No.6

Atletico Madrid enjoyed a good training session on Thursday with Diego Simeone taking time out to speak to Koke at length.

Diego Costa was able to exercise without a trace of discomfort, accompanied by Koke and Kalinic, all three of whom weren't called up for this round of international fixtures.

Montero has been working out with the first team trio all week, and Borja Garces joined in, whilst Juanfran, Vitolo and Oblak were again working in the gym to recover from their ailments.

With Prof Ortega overseeing things, the rojiblancos completed training by doing lots of ball work.

Koke received a master class from Simeone as teacher, whilst Costa, Kalinic and Garces tried their luck with shots on goal.

El Cholo asked for six moves and precise short passes, and then to finish the play with long assists between lines to feed the striker.

The session ended with the traditional stretching, at which time Simeone came back to chat to Koke about the rehearsed plays, the movements and passing.

It was a talk that continued when the rest of the team left.