Atletico Madrid stars Alvaro Morata, Antoine Griezmann and Co fly to Turin as they stand on brink of famous win to reach Champions League quarter-final
- Atletico Madrid take on Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday night
- They hold a two-goal advantage from the first-leg of their last-16 encounter
- Their players boarded the plane as they prepared to travel on Monday morning
Atletico Madrid have set off for Turin ahead of the second-leg of their Champions League last-16 clash against Juventus.
Alvaro Morata had a smile on his face — and with good reason — as he prepares to face his former side. Morata, back in good goalscoring form, will be hoping to down the side he played for between 2014 and 2016.
The Spanish team just have to defend their 2-0 advantage from the first leg when they face Juventus at the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Alvaro Morata smiles as he prepares to board Atletico Madrid’s flight to Juventus
Antoine Griezmann and his Atletico team-mates only have to defend a 2-0 lead on Tuesday
Stefan Savic flashes his fashionable sunglasses as Diego Simeone looks on in the background
Antoine Griezmann was also part of the travelling party, while Stefan Savic wore tendy sunglasses as he boarded the flight.
The players seemed to be in good spirits as they posed for a group photo ahead of take-off.
Atletico have been handed a huge boost ahead of their Champions League last-16 clash.
Diego Godin will be available for the game after missing their win against Leganes on Saturday. The defender had been ruled out of that game already as he was suspended.
Saul Niguez (left) and Antonio Adan (right) walking on to the plane on Monday morning
Rodri (left) and Juanfran (right) climbing up the stairs ahead of take off in Madrid
Juanfran, Diego Godin, Griezmann (back l to r), Koke and Morata (front l to r) pose for a photo
But he also suffered an injury in their last training session before the La Liga clash on Friday, which could have seen him miss out on the second-leg.
But Diego Costa, Lucas Hernandez and Filipe Luis have all remained absent from the travelling party due to injuries.
Speaking last week, Simeone insisted his players needed to play to their top level to advance in Turin.
The Argentine manager said: ‘We are not in the same situation as Juventus because they have a very large gap at the top of their league while we have to give our all in every league game.
‘We have to keep competing at our usual level and we must give everything if we are to get a favorable result.’