Llorente the only one out for Simeone ahead of derby

Marcos Llorente, who got injured in the second half of last Saturday's game against Valladolid, got to training on Wednesday to do some soft exercises away from his teammates. The main news is that he will not be available for this Thursday's game against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Atletico are looking to get through to the semi-finals, and for that to happen, they will need to get past Real Madrid. One of the two sides will remain in the fight for the knock-out tournament.

Diego Simeone did not give any hints about his starting eleven for the clash in Wednesday's training session, which was the penultimate before Thursday's game. "If I say anything, our opponents will find out...", he claimed in the rpess conference.

In Tuesday's training session he did give a few clues as to what he was thinking, hinting that he may use Jan Oblak; Nahuel Molina, Stefan Savic, Mario Hermoso and Reinildo Mandava; Rodrigo, Koke and Thomas Lemar as well as Angel Correa, Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann.

 

January 25, 2023