Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa may miss Champions League clash with Barcelona

Diego Costa during a training session at the Camp Nou

Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa did not complete his training session at the Camp Nou and was seen walking off the pitch just 10 minutes into the session. Atletico Madrid play domestic rivals Barcelona in their first leg encounter of the Champions League quarter finals on Tuesday night.

The Brazilian born Spanish international started his training regime along with his team mates and completed his initial warm up. But he wasn’t feeling comfortable. As a precautionary measure, he headed back towards the dressing room with a physiotherapist.

Diego Simeone has expressed his concerns over his no.10′s fitness. The Argentine sounded shallow in a statement released to a Spanish television where he said, “The doctors will assess his fitness, but I can’t see him playing.”

Costa has been the leading scorer for the Calderon outfit this season netting 23 goals in La Liga. He has been in scintillating form in the Champions League this season finding the net on 7 occasions.

Suffering from a groin injury, he was taken off against Bilbao in their La Liga encounter at San Mames.