Giménez joins the group and Saúl remains on the sidelines

He Atlético de Madrid returned to work this Thursday in Majadahonda after the heavy defeat harvested on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena against the Bayern, first day of the group stage of the Champions League.

Those who were not starters against the Germans exercised on the pitch to begin preparing for Betis' visit to the Metropolitan (Saturday at 9 pm). And with them he did Jose Maria Gimenez. Not like this Saul, who is still on the sidelines due to an overload that has already made him miss two games (Celta and Bayern).

(+) Atlético returned to training after the debacle against Bayern

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The Uruguayan returned to training about ten days ago, after overcoming the coronavirus. But just four days later, he had to stop again due to an overload caused by the time he had been inactive at home.

Now, the Uruguayan central returns with charged batteries and, yesi Simeone considers it appropriate, he will be in a position to debut this season against Betis at the Metropolitano. Gimenez is, next to Saponjic Y Grbic, the substitute goalkeeper, the only footballer in the squad who has not yet made his debut this season, not forgetting Vrsaljko, who had to undergo surgery again and is not expected to return for a few weeks.