Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone faces some key group choice calls for his or her UEFA Champions League showdown with Actual Madrid.
as Julian Alvarez got here off the bench to grab all three factors.
Victory in Madrid retains Simeone’s costs proper in the course of the title race as they finish the weekend in second place in behind leaders Barcelona.
Focus now switches to their March 4 date throughout the capital on the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu of their Champions League final 16 first leg.
Simeone confirmed no contemporary damage updates after the weekend’s recreation and the vast majority of his beginning line up is already picked primarily based on consistency to date this season.
9 of the beginning 11 are confirmed in Simeone’s thoughts – as per the most recent experiences from – with one major name nonetheless undecided.
Clement Lenglet will begin in central defence with Jose Maria Gimenez tipped to return and change Robin Le Normand.
Left wing is the slot nonetheless on Simeone’s to-do checklist as he prepares to arrange in a hybrid 4-4-2 as soon as once more up towards Carlo Ancelotti.
Samuel Lino began the 1-1 league derby attract February however the Brazilian has endured some tough defensive moments lately forward of Javi Galan.
Conor Gallagher might be drafted in to begin,, as Simeone seems to be to deploy two wingers tight in subsequent to Rodrigo De Paul and Pablo Barrios.
Actual Madrid’s better thrust comes down their left-hand facet, which implies Gallagher’s skill to tuck in, pushes the entire group throughout to assist battle Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.
Gallagher has been used as a ‘recreation nearer’ in latest weeks by Simeone and his skillset may utilised from the off on Tuesday evening towards the defending European champions.
