Atletico Madrid will likely be aiming to ramp up the La Liga title strain on Actual Madrid this weekend.
With the title race tightly poised after 20 video games performed for either side, Los Rojiblancos are at present trailing the leaders by two factors.
The title image might change within the subsequent 48 hours, with Atletico Madrid internet hosting Villarreal on Saturday, a couple of hours earlier than Los Blancos face Actual Valladolid.
A win for Diego Simeone’s crew would put them in first place, at the least for a couple of hours, to change the main target again on to the defending champions.
Forward of the conflict with the Yellow Submarine, Simeone has acquired a blended harm replace, with Javi Galan already dominated out for 2-3 weeks as a result of an ankle sprain.
Nonetheless, regardless of the setback on Galan, striker Alexander Sorloth has been given the inexperienced gentle, after coming by means of coaching with no points. – by way of Mundo Deportivo.
The Norway worldwide has missed the final two video games with a muscle problem, however he’s unlikely to interrupt into the beginning line up forward of Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann, in opposition to his previous crew.
Alvarez produced an excellent double as Atletico Madrid edged out a 2-1 midweek UEFA Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen and the duo have began eight of the final 9 video games in all competitions.
Sorloth will start on the bench, however Simeone is predicted to utilise him to construct up his match health, forward of busy run of video games.
Earlier than their key Madrid derby in opposition to Actual Madrid on February 8, Atletico have 4 video games to get by means of, in league, European and Copa del Rey motion and Sorloth will get minutes in these outings.
The highly effective ahead is but to attain a league purpose for the reason that begin 2025, with eight scored total in his debut 2024/25 marketing campaign in Madrid, on the again of netting 23 in Castellon final season.