Bad news for Atlético. If the rojiblanco team saw points slip away despite their great game against Liverpool (2-3), where they had to play with one less from minute 51 due to the expulsion of Griezmann, now he has learned that Marcos Llorente has relapsed from his injury.
As explained by the rojiblanco club on its website, medical tests at the Navarra Clinic have detected that the scar from his previous injury, suffered against Barcelona, ise has partially opened. Some physical problems that left him out of the list of the National Team and kept him as a doubt for the Champions League match until the last minute and from which he has relapsed despite entering in the 79th minute and playing only the end of the match, where he left some of his usual rides at speed in search of the tie.
Atlético worked out this morning in Majadahonda where the headlines of the match against Liverpool did a regenerative work session. Llorente trained in the gym, but later went to the clinic for more tests that detected the injury. Simeone will not be able to count on the midfielder against Real Sociedad next Sunday and is pending evolution to know his period of absence. Llorente had participated in every game of the season and his injury will give De Paul more stripes in midfield.