He Atlético de Madrid He already has a plan to prepare for his participation in the Champions League, the final phase of which will be played in a single match in Lisbon in August. Of course, the absolute priority is to finish LaLiga in third position, and that is to carry out the two commitments that remain for the mattress team, this Thursday before the Getafe at the Coliseum and on Sunday in front of the Real society in the Metropolitan.
Once the championship is over, players will have a week off. Six days specifically, because in principle, the return is scheduled for Sunday July 26 in the afternoon.
There will be two weeks of work ahead before traveling to Lisbon to play the quarterfinals against Leizpig (August 13) and the coaching staff has decided that it will take place in Los Angeles de San Rafael. The team will return to the Segovian mountains to exercise, thinking of getting the best possible physical shape for the three games that the Athletic. That would be a sign that he is in the Champions League final again.
It remains to be seen when the team will move to the Portuguese capital. It is expected to be a couple of days before the first meeting, but it is still to be seen how the final protocol that makes the UEFA for the arrivals of the eight teams that will fight for the Champions League in a single match in August.