Atlético Madrid star ruled out of Barcelona showdown | OneFootball

La Liga giants Atlético Madrid will be forced to make do without the contributions of a member of the club’s midfield ranks in their upcoming clash with Barcelona.

This comes owing to developments in Sunday’s Madrid Derby.

Atlético are of course currently locked in action on the domestic front, in a league meeting with arch rivals Real Madrid.

The Rojiblancos lead by a goal to nil at the Bernabéu, owing to a first-half strike on the part of Ademola Lookman.

An otherwise positive outing to date for Diego Simeone’s troops, though, has been soured to at least some degree by a blow on the personnel front.

Owing to a foul just shy of the half-hour mark, Johnny Cardoso was shown a yellow card this evening. His fifth of the La Liga campaign, the American is therefore facing up to a one-game suspension.

Cardoso will in turn be unavailable for selection for Atléti’s post-international break clash with table-topping Barcelona.

Conor Laird – GSFN