He Atlético de Madrid is reunited with its stadium more than three months later and he will do so without an audience, something that will undoubtedly be most strange for the whole of Simeone. The rojiblancos will have to get used to not being able to count on their number 12 player. The mattresses come into shock with the high morale after the win of the last day against Osasuna and they must show their best version to take advantage of Sevilla's draw against Barça to get closer to the Champions places.
The rojiblanco coach could rest some of its most common players due to the high party load. Felipe and Vrsaljko will miss the clash by sanction. Beautiful will foreseeably start as holder and so will Llorente, who has been converted into a forward to replace the team's lack of goal.
AS to follow: Koke. The rojiblanco captain was key in the win against Osasuna. He took out his entire class to associate with Diego Costa in a masterful way.