Atlético eye Liverpool clash with doubts over Julián and Hancko | OneFootball

Following the first victory of the season against Villarreal this weekend by two goals to nil, Atlético de Madrid is not resting and is already thinking about Wednesday's match against Liverpool at 21:00, with a new training session.

The team trained this very afternoon. They did so with all the first team players healthy, including Le Normand and Nico González, except those who started in Saturday's match, who had a gym session. Among them are Julián Álvarez and David Hancko. Both were injured against the team from Castellón and remain doubtful for the Champions match that will not be cleared until Cholo Simeone announces the squad list tomorrow.

On the other hand, with the international break almost in the past, Álex Baena, Thiago Almada and José María Giménez are also still out. The two attackers hope to be back in about two or three weeks and, even, Baena aims to make it to the derby. Meanwhile, the Uruguayan defender continues to recover from a relapse of a muscle injury he suffered in the Club World Cup and still has no expected return date.

In addition, Simeone has been practicing possible line-ups for England in which the presence of Javi Galán, Johnny Cardoso and Conor Gallagher stand out, as well as Nico González repeating his starting position in midfield and Antoine Griezmann leading the attack. Meanwhile, Cholo has also tested Giuliano Simeone as a right wing-back in a training session with the team for the Liverpool – Atlético match.

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