In precisely two weeks’ time, Atletico Madrid will kick off their 2025-26 La Liga marketing campaign with a visit to Espanyol. There’s a variety of optimism surrounding Los Colchoneros forward of the brand new season after a variety of constructive exercise in the course of the summer season switch window, however a few of that would now be dulled.
Atleti have had a diminished pre-season schedule as a result of their involvement within the Membership World Cup, and that meant their gamers additionally didn’t have a traditional time period away from soccer. And that would have affected Pablo Barrios, who has gone down with an damage.
As per an official assertion from Atleti, Barrios has suffered a low-grade muscle damage.
“The red-and-white ‘8’ will perform physiotherapy periods and readaptation work within the gymnasium and the evolution of his damage will decide his return to competitors.”
Will Barrios miss Atleti’s opener in opposition to Espanyol?
Atleti haven’t specified a return date for Barrios, who is likely one of the undisputed starters for Diego Simeone. And provided that it’s a muscle damage, there’s a likelihood that he might miss out in opposition to Espanyol, provided that the match takes place in two weeks on the RCDE Stadium.
Nonetheless, it has been reported by Cadena SER’s Pedro Fullana that Atleti don’t anticipate Barrios to be out for greater than per week, which means that he ought to be out there to start out within the La Liga opener.
🚨🇪🇸 JUST IN: The objective is for Pablo Barrios to be prepared for the La Liga opener in opposition to Espanyol. He might be out for a number of days.@PedroFullanaSER pic.twitter.com/Y8XfdlsZsb
— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) August 3, 2025
It’s a aid for Atleti that Barrios’ damage just isn’t critical, given his significance to Simeone. He might be managed within the coming days, however barring any setbacks, he ought to be effective to face Espanyol.