Atletico Madrid return to training with Lemar among the group LaLiga Santander - Atletico Madrid The Frenchman trained with his teammates

Atletico Madrid returned to work following their Christmas break as Diego Simeone and his players begin preparations for their big visit to Sevilla.

The Argentinian manager was without defensive trio Jose Maria Gimenez, Lucas Hernandez and Filipe Luis through respective injuries.

On the bright side, French forward Thomas Lemar was back among the group following an Achilles problem picked up earlier in the month of December.

Atletico's next matchup is against Sevilla at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on 6 January.

Simeone's side are in second place with 34 points while Pablo Machin's Sevilla sit one place below with two points fewer.