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Simeone excited by Griezmann, Costa and Morata trident

Diego Costa's return from injury means Atletico Madrid could use the striker with Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann in a front three, says Diego Simeone.

Costa came off the bench after 10 weeks out with a foot injury as Atletico won 1-0 at his old club Rayo Vallecano to move back up to second in La Liga on Saturday.

Morata's arrival from Chelsea in the January transfer window has boosted Simeone's attacking options, but it was Greizmann who came up with a second-half winner.

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The striker has moved ahead of Fernando Torres to become the fifth top scorer in Atletico's history on 130 strikes, having hit the winner in three consecutive defeats of Rayo.