Atlético de Madrid have gone into the new season at full speed, wasting no time to stake their claim for the league title. Fernando Torres has said as much: "If you start off with the handbrake on, you'll get nowhere. To be in the running for some silverware at the end of the season, we have to start right now."

"We have to be out for everything. That's what we train for and that's all we should be focused on", explained 'El Niño'. That said, the player was quick to revert back to Atlético's customary 'game-by-game' message to the press. He assured that with this pragmatic mentality, they were able to beat Sevilla: "We knew that we could beat them, and that's what we did."

Although there will be no league games next weekend, Torres is already thinking ahead to 12th September. It will be a tough game against the reigning league champions, but the forward fancies Atleti's chances: "We are convinced that we can beat Barcelona at the Vicente Calderón."