Yellow alert at Atlético de Madrid: maximum concern for Simeone

In simply over 24 hours, Atlético de Madrid will likely be on the pitch on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to face the London staff within the second leg of the Champions League spherical of 16. Only a week in the past, Diego Pablo Simeone’s pupils beat Igor Tudor’s staff 5-2 on the Metropolitano. Now, it’s the capital of England that may resolve which staff makes it to the following spherical.

With the results of the primary leg as a bodyguard, Atlético de Madrid focuses on six gamers who’re in peril. If any of the warned gamers are sanctioned, they are going to miss the second leg of the quarterfinals in the event that they win the tie in opposition to Spurs.

Hazard within the crimson and white squad

Giuliano Simeone, Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, Clement Lenglet, Robin Le Normand, Thiago Almada and Pablo Barrios are the gamers who’re prepared. As well as, Diego Pablo Simeone may additionally not sit on the bench for the following tie if he’s sanctioned in opposition to the English staff. Though there’s a substitute within the second leg of the spherical of 16, most of the gamers in danger level to the beginning eleven.

The primary ones talked about are Simeone, Llorente, Pubill and Le Normand. In keeping with numerous media shops, the Argentine coach has rehearsed with these 4 gamers forward of the Champions League duel. Each Lenglet and Almada must watch for a chance from the bench. For his half, Pablo Barrios is out for the match and is the one participant who just isn’t in danger with yellow playing cards.

The chance of the bench

Aside from the gamers cautioned, Diego Pablo Simeone additionally runs the danger of lacking the primary leg of the quarter-finals in opposition to FC Barcelona or Newcastle. The Argentine coach noticed the yellow card in opposition to Inter Milan and PSV, along with having been despatched off on the primary day of the group stage in opposition to Liverpool within the final moments of the match.

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Simeone’s choice now entails selecting which gamers he desires to danger. Amongst these warned are three defenders, two of them regulars within the beginning eleven. Moreover, Giuliano Simeone is without doubt one of the gamers with essentially the most minutes and the one who doesn’t have any direct alternative in his place. The Atlético coach must resolve whether or not to play with hearth or be extra cautious.

Yellow cleansing

Within the UEFA Champions League, the yellow system works otherwise. Though in LaLiga with 5 playing cards you miss a match, within the high European competitors with solely three playing cards you’re already sanctioned. The primary cause is the variety of matches performed relating to home competitions. Likewise, from the semi-finals onwards, beforehand seen yellow playing cards are cleared because of the danger of lacking a remaining.