Diego Pablo Simeone, head coach of Atletico de Madrid, looks on during the Spanish League, LaLiga EA Sports, football match played between Atletico de Madrid and UD Las Palmas at Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium on November 3, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. – Oscar J. Barroso / AFP7 / Europa Press
MADRID, November 25 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Pablo Simeone, announced a list of 21 players summoned for the visit to Czech side Sparta Prague in the fifth matchday of the Champions League group stage, retaining the same absences as in their last match against Deportivo Alavés.
Thus, the Argentine manager will once again be without the services of Spanish-French central defender Robin Le Normand, who has returned to training with a protective helmet following a severe head injury sustained at the end of September during the derby, along with Argentine full-back Nahuel Molina and French midfielder Thomas Lemar, all sidelined due to physical issues.
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The complete list includes goalkeepers Jan Oblak, Juan Musso, and Antonio Gomis; defenders José María Giménez, César Azpilicueta, Axel Witsel, Javi Galán, Reinildo Mandava, and Clément Lenglet; midfielders Rodrigo de Paul, Conor Gallagher, Koke Resurrección, Pablo Barrios, Samuel Lino, Marcos Llorente, and Rodrigo Riquelme; and forwards Antoine Griezmann, Alexander Sorloth, Ángel Correa, Julián Álvarez, and Giuliano Simeone.
