Atletico Madrid made it 15 wins in a row on Wednesday as they defeated Elche within the Copa del Rey, however that consequence did come at a value for Diego Simeone, who will likely be with out his most clutch participant for a short time.
Alexander Sorloth netted twice towards Elche, though he was withdrawn at half time after selecting up a knock. As per , the Norwegian striker has suffered a “reasonable” damage that may maintain him out of Saturday’s La Liga fixture towards Leganes, which he’s additionally a significant doubt to face Bayer Leverkusen subsequent week.
Sorloth has not been a daily starter for since arriving from Villarreal final summer time, though his cameos from the bench have made him into a vital participant for Simeone. As such, it will be a major blow for Los Colchoneros if he have been to be unavailable towards Leverkusen subsequent Tuesday.