Atlético had a break today, although several players stopped by the Majadahonda facilities. One of them was Kondogbia. The midfielder was doing work together with José Zahínos, one of the rojiblanco team’s recoverers.
Kondogbia did physical exercises and It was a first contact with the Madrid team ahead of the return leg. He had a muscle injury in the match against Celta, on February 26. He retired with discomfort and was low against Betis. Nor will he be this next Friday against Cádiz and the objective of Simeone and the medical staff is that could be against Manchester United in the game on the 15th.
Kondogbia is an important player for Simeone, who has used him both as a defender and as a midfielder. He has played 27 official competition matches (19 in LaLiga, six in the Champions League, one in the Cup and one in the Spanish Super Cup). He has scored a goal (against Villarreal) and provided two assists, all in LaLiga. For Simeone it would be very important to have him at Old Trafford in one of the most important dates of the campaign. The workload will gradually increase.
Another of those who worked together with the recoverer of the Madrid team was Wass. The Dane ended up injured at the Camp Nou after a hard tackle from Ferran, He was barely able to stand up due to the severe pain in his right knee and the tests carried out determined that he suffered a Grade II sprain of the medial collateral ligament in the right knee. He was injured on February 6 and his return will be after the next national team break. But the Dane also hastens his return. His injury was also a setback for Cholo, since he was the replacement for Trippier.