Atlético faces a fundamental match for the Champions League with a plague of casualties. The rojiblanco team will travel to Seville this afternoon to face Betis (Sunday, 9:00 p.m.) without Koke, Savic, Hermoso, Cunha, Wass and Kondogbia.
The captain has been working sporadically with the group during the week, but in the last session prior to the match against Betis he has not jumped with his teammates, since extreme caution is wanted on his return and Koke will not be at the Benito Villamarín. Therefore, Simeone does not recover any of the injured regarding the match against Celta and lose to Savic (sanctioned and with physical problems) already Hermoso and Kondogbia due to injury.
The Argentine coach, who sees how his options in the center of defense and in the middle have been drastically reduced, will continue with the latest line-ups where the team has recovered its spirit and good defensive level. Felipe and De Paul will cover the casualties of Savic and Kondogbia and the other nine starters will remain with respect to the match against Manchester United and Celta.
According to Simeone’s tests, the starting team that will try to defeat Betis to be placed in Champions positions will be made up of Oblak, Vrsaljko, Giménez, Felipe, Reinildo, Lodi, Herrera, De Paul, Llorente, João Félix and Correa. Therefore, offensive players of the depth of Suarez, Griezmann, Carrasco and Lemar They will wait for their opportunity from the bench again, since the less usual ones have earned continuity. In defense and in midfield, Cholo will have to resort to the quarry to complete the call, as he only has 16 eligible first-team footballers.