Atlético wrap up Villarreal preparations as Almada misses out | OneFootball

Atlético de Madrid completes its preparations before facing Villarreal tomorrow at 21:00 with today’s training session. The session was not planned to be particularly intense, in order to balance the workload among all the players and avoid overloading the internationals who have just rejoined the group.

This is the second time in two weeks that Cholo Simeone has been able to count on all his healthy players. The Argentinians returned yesterday, but only Giuliano Simeone, Julián Álvarez, Nico González, and Nahuel Molina have trained with the rest of the squad. Thiago Almada has joined José María Giménez and Álex Baena on the injury list due to a muscle injury sustained during his time with the national team. He may miss between two and three weeks of competition, including the derby.

Furthermore, the match against Villarreal is one of the most important in recent times, but the upcoming game next Wednesday against Liverpool at Anfield is also on the horizon. For this reason, Simeone is aware of the demanding schedule that Atleti faces in the coming weeks and the need to rotate the starting eleven, given that several players who have played almost everything for their respective countries now need rest.

Some possible changes could include the presence of Marc Pubill replacing Hancko, and Simeone resting Gallagher this weekend to save him for Anfield, a stadium he knows quite well.

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