Key Atletico Madrid midfielder ruled out through injury

Atletico Madrid have been dealt a serious harm blow, as midfielder Pablo Barrios was dominated out for the second time in two months. The Spain worldwide has been amongst Diego Simeone’s finest gamers, however they are going to now be with out him for numerous key video games, because the  Copa del Rey last crests the horizon.

Barrios solely returned to motion on Tuesday evening in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur, as Atletico cruised to a 5-2 victory. Approaching for the ultimate 21 minutes on the Metropolitano. Nonetheless in Thursday in coaching as Atletico returned to work, Barrios went down in coaching with harm once more.

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Barrios dominated out for round a month

The constructive information, say Marca, is that it isn’t a relapse of the harm he has simply returned from after six weeks out. Barrios has a minor hamstring tear in the identical leg, however it isn’t the identical muscle, and is predicted to be out of motion for round a month.

Which video games will Barrios miss for Atletico Madrid?

After lacking 9 video games along with his earlier harm, Barrios will now probably be out for numerous key fixtures, beginning with the return leg of their Champions League return leg in opposition to Spurs subsequent Wednesday. If Atletico, as many predict, make it to the quarter-finals, Barrios may also be out of the primary leg after the worldwide break.

In La Liga, he may also miss two native derbies in opposition to Getafe (H) and Actual Madrid (A), in addition to the go to of Barcelona following the worldwide break. He could be a doubt for his or her journey to Sevilla the next weekend. Past that, Atletico will need to be cautious – the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final will come proper after Barrios is because of return, and if the schedule holds, simply six days earlier than the Copa del Rey last in opposition to Actual Sociedad.