The Athletic trained in morning session and Simeone started preparing for the meeting Champions before him Manchester United. The rojiblanco coach once again put up a line of five defenders, in which the main novelty was the inclusion of Lodi as a lefty lane. At the top, the Atlético coach rehearsed with Correa and João Félix. Namely, Luis Suárez was left out of the starting eleven.
The team with which Simeone rehearsed was the following: Oblak; Vrsaljko, Savic, Felipe, Reinildo, Lodi; Marcos Llorente, Herrera, Kondogbia; Correa and Joao Felix. in the work session Koke did not participate, who had individualized work due to the distribution of workloads. It will be necessary to see if the Atlético captain stays out of the team or if he takes the place of a teammate in midfield. Giménez did participate in the team and was with the substitute theorists.
Neither Lemar nor Lecomte trained with the team, still isolated after having been in close contact with a positive, although they are not ruled out for shock. Simeone dedicated the training to working on the tactical part. The coach insisted on the movements he wants against Manchester United, both in attack and defence.