With little time to process the tie harvested at the Camp Nou, the Atlético de Madrid receive the Majorca in the Wanda Metropolitano (22 hours) with the mission of achieving a victory that strengthens the third place of the mattress set, the great objective in these remaining five days. The goal of the rojiblancos collides frontally with that of the Balearic team, third, but by the tail, and that must score to continue keeping alive the flame of hope and that comes after thrashing the Celtic in Palma, which has increased the illusion of the rojillos.
Atlético will try to maintain the good dynamics after the break, which has increased a streak that has been in effect since February 1. That day was the last defeat for the people of Madrid, at the Bernabéu. Since then, 13 games without knowing defeat to regain third place in the championship and to continue in the Champions League after eliminating the current champion, Liverpool.
CHANGES ARE EXPECTED
Simeone, who is one of those who prefers to look forward instead of reviewing what has been achieved, will make changes in the team again, as in all appointments since the return of LaLiga. Five did at the Camp Nou to play against Barça, and something similar will do to receive Mallorca. At the moment, recover Koke and Savic. The two were released in Barcelona by sanction, and both will return to eleven.
And the thing will not be there, because men like Trippier, Joao Félix or Morata they have many options to return to ownership. And it is not ruled out that I gave it or Thomas can have rest.
Back to Morata, the striker will meet again Save Seville, with whom in the first round he starred in a bitter controversy after being expelled. The Andalusian is being one of the reasons for Mallorca to believe in this final stretch of the championship and, obviously, fixed for Vicente Moreno, who has already announced rotations for the Metropolitan.
The Valencian coach will not be able to count on his ‘pichichi’ Budimir nor with the central Valjent, both sanctioned, in addition to Lumor, injured. In this way, changes are expected on all lines.
Total favoritism for Atleti, who assumes it, but who knows that he cannot trust a Mallorca spurred on by believing in salvation. The mattresses are close to the target, and can not be confused.