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DIEGO COSTA watched his former Chelsea team-mates take on new club Atletico Madrid.

The ex-Chelsea striker completed his £67million return to the Spanish capital this week.

 Atletico Madrid signing Diego Costa was in the stands for the Chelsea game
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Atletico Madrid signing Diego Costa was in the stands for the Chelsea gameCredit: PA:Empics Sport
 Diego Costa takes a selfie with a fan in the stands
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Diego Costa takes a selfie with a fan in the standsCredit: BT Sport

But he cannot take to the field until January due to Atleti's transfer ban.

Costa warmly greeted the Blues as they arrived at the stadium for a crucial clash.

As he was trying to finalise his Madrid switch, the Brazil-born hitman accused boss Antonio Conte of treating him like a criminal.

He said: Costa said: "I am waiting for Chelsea to set me free. Why won’t they let me go if they don’t want me?

"My desire is to go to Atletico (where he played from 2010-14). I’ve spoken to Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia.

"I said, 'If the manager doesn’t want me, I want to go to Atletico Madrid'.

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 Costa claimed he had come "home" after completing his dream move
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Costa claimed he had come "home" after completing his dream moveCredit: BT Sport

"They want me to be there training with the reserves. I wouldn’t be allowed access to the first-team dressing room and I would have no contact at all with the guys.

"I’m not a criminal! I don’t think it is fair after all I have done to be treated like that."

 Antonio Conte will be hoping his striking sensation Alvaro Morata can fire his side to victory against Atletico Madrid
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Antonio Conte will be hoping his striking sensation Alvaro Morata can fire his side to victory against Atletico MadridCredit: Getty Images - Getty

But it appears Costa, 28, has put the past behind him after completing a dream return to Madrid.

In his finals season with Atleti, Costa won the La Liga title to earn his move to Stamford Bridge.

He is regarded as a hero among the club's fans and was mobbed as he arrived at the airport to undergo his medical.

 

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