Atlético is already traveling to Manchester with three last-minute news on its squad. Simeone takes Giménez, Kondogbia and Hermoso with the expedition despite the fact that the first two did not exercise during yesterday’s session and the Madrid center-back only carried out the first half of training. in the afternoon today the rojiblanco team will work for the last time before the match, already at Old Trafford, to find out the physical condition of its players.
Those who do not arrive safely at the appointment are Wass, Vrsaljko, Lemar and Cunha, in addition to a Carrasco who continues to drag two games of suspension for his red card in Porto. In the case of Gimenez, The duel against Cádiz ended with physical problems in the soleus, so he had to be replaced by Felipe in the final minutes. The Uruguayan wants to play, but his participation is up in the air, since forcing could lead to a major injury. The less it will be important in the locker room.
Kondogbia, for his part, has been on the sidelines since He was injured against Celta on February 26 with a thigh problem. The Central African international was instrumental in dominating midfield in the first leg and from the first moment he set his sights on being in Manchester. Hermoso also suffered physical problems that same week, but he has already been seen playing the ball in recent sessions. Simeone is reinforced with six players from the quarry: Christian in goal, Fran González and Ibra in the center of the defense, Javi Serrano and Alberto Moreno in the middle and Carlos Martín in the offensive section, although the Atleti B striker has made his debut as a right back with the first team.
Atlético faces the quarterfinals of the Youth League in Dortmund on Wednesday against Borussia. Fernando Torres’ team seeks to qualify for the final four for the first time and has two fundamental players in Ibra and Carlos Martín, in addition to Javi Serrano who has only participated in three games for being assiduously concentrated with the first team. If Fernando Torres and Ricardo Ortega have them, the red-and-white footballers will travel to the German city at the end of the Champions League match and will be able to participate in the duel to be played at Signal Iduna Park (16:30).