Morata and Kondogbia, called up for Porto clash

Atletico Madrid are going for broke: if they do not to win in Portugal and Leverkusen beat an already qualified Brugge, Simeone's side will finish bottom of the group and not play in the Europa League.

Morata, who has suffered a soft tissue oedema in his ankle in last Saturday's match against Cadiz, and Kondogbia, who finished that clash with discomfort, did not train with the group in the last session before Tuesday's encounter against Porto.

Alvaro Morata trained with Oscar Pitillas, while Kondogbia worked out with Jose Ignacio Zahinos. Both coaches were checking their progress for Tuesday's match at the Do Dragao Stadium, in which their inclusions in the squad list show their chances of playing.

At the same time, Reinildo Mandava did not take the field as a precaution. For that reason, he should be available for the starting eleven against Porto. Otherwise, Lemar and Koke will miss their fourth and fifth clashes (respectively) due to their muscle injuries. Marcos Llorente, who was out of the last seven games, is already recovered and he could be back to play for Simeone's side.

This is Simeone's squad for the match against Porto: Jan Oblak, Ivo Grbic and Mestre; Nahuel Molina, Sergio Diez, Stefan Savic, Felipe Monteiro, Jose Maria Gimenez, Mario Hermoso, Reinildo Mandava and Sergio Reguilon; Geoffrey Kondogbia, Axel Witsel, Saul Niguez, Rodrigo de Paul and Pablo Barrios; Yannick Carrasco; and Angel Correa, Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata, Joao Felix and Matheus Cunha.

 

October 31, 2022