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'I come back and he scores two!' - Costa happy with competition against 'b*stard' Suarez

Atletico Madrid star Diego Costa is thriving on the competition for goals with Luis Suarez, whom he jokingly called a "b*stard" for outscoring him against Elche.

Diego Simeone's men tightened their claim on the La Liga summit with a 3-1 victory on Saturday - a welcome return to form after losing out to city rivals Real last weekend.

Costa came off the bench to score from the penalty spot in his first game back in just short of a month, having recovered from a bout of deep vein thrombosis.

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But he was overshadowed by his Uruguayan strike partner, who netted both of Atletico's first two goals to take his Liga tally to seven since moving from Barcelona in the summer.