Maxi challenges Oblak – AS.com

Atlético returns to LaLiga after the disappointing draw against the Lokomotiv and he does it against a rival and in a complicated field (follow the game live on AS.com). Despite the fact that Simeone has taken the measure of Valencia, the match is not easy for an Atlético that is firmly in the championship. If in Europe he gets stuck, in the regularity tournament nobody stops him. Not even Barcelona, ​​whom Cholo could finally defeat. Atlético, by the way, does not stop receiving disappointments at this start of the season: if a few days ago it was the positives of Luis Suárez and TorreiraThis week it was Diego Costa's thrombosis.

The Spanish-Brazilian is a beloved player within the squad and his mishap leaves Simeone's team without a pure 9. The Madrid team already accused the lack of a goal against Lokomotiv. That and the lack of freshness of some players in the final stretch of the crash. The calendar is very demanding and we will see if Simeone rotates against Valencia.

Kondogbia will enter, who will face his former teammates. Valencia will demand a lot, Simeone knows it and needs refreshment people. And it seems difficult for Correa, Carrasco, Llorente and João Félix to play together. The first two could rest and have Lemar minutes. Or even Vitolo. The rojiblancos again cling to João Félix, quite weak against Lokomotiv. But in LaLiga he has shown that plugged in is decisive. And Valencia is always an extra motivation.

Valencia, meanwhile, has had a somewhat irregular start to the season. He has beaten Real Madrid, at home, and Real Sociedad, away, but drew against Getafe or Alavés and fell against Elche. The Valencia that comes out will be a mystery. The local team has the loss of a key player, Gayà an important footballer for Gracia. At the attack point they will be Maxi gomez Y Kang-in, helped by Yunus on the right wing. The Uruguayan forward will put the solidity of the rojiblanca back to the test. Carlos Soler will carry the handle of a team that has been strong on the offensive side, 17 goals, but he concedes many goals, 16. Against Atlético he will not be able to give anything away. It contrasts with the two goals that Oblak has conceded. Only Granada and Osasuna scored the Madrid team.

Valencia usually start games very weak and against Atlético he knows that if he starts losing it will be difficult for him to get a point. You cannot repeat the mistakes of the past. Or squeeze from the start