Correa and Cunha will form the axis of Atlético’s attack in the match against Villarreal. Simeone, who cannot count on Luis Suárez, suspended, and Griezmann, injured, will put the Argentine and the Brazilian before Emery’s team. João Félix will stay on the bench and Cholo will have him as a trigger in case he needs to give the meeting one more march.
In defense, the Atlético coach will place a line of four with Marcos Llorente, Felipe, Giménez and Lodi. Marcos Llorente is Trippier’s replacement, transferred this week to Newcastle. Cholo will have Vrsaljko on the bench.
In the middle, Carrasco will play again on the right, Lemar will play on the left and De Paul and Kondogbia on the axis of the team. Simeone uses Carrasco to play ahead of Marcos Llorente while Lemar will continue to enter from the left side. Kondogbia, who was one of the best against Rayo Vallecano, has established himself in the center of the field after having played as a center-back in December against losses in defense. And he will play alongside De Paul, almost essential for the rojiblanco coach. Koke will be on the bench.
Simeone is in an emergency situation against Villarreal, since he has important casualties: Savic, Giménez, Luis Suárez and Griezmann. They are joined by Trippier, who is no longer on the roster. From the subsidiary, Cholo cited Rojas, Javi Serrano and Giuliano.