Pablo Barrios back in training, still working separately from the squad | OneFootball

The Atletico Madrid continues to prepare for their match against Villarreal next Saturday, September 13th at 21:00. Today, just like on Wednesday, Pablo Barrios has trained normally in the gym and apart from the group due to load distribution. In addition to the '8', Cholo Simeone has also been unable to count on Álex Baena and José María Giménez, who remain out with no return date scheduled. All this in the last training session of the week, due to the international break.

The training started, as always, with some activation exercises with and without the ball, followed by practicing passes and combinations. Without Oblak or Esquivel, goalkeepers Juan Musso and Dani Rubio trained separately. On the other hand, the most notable figure in the session was a very thoughtful Simeone reflecting and discussing possible tactical issues to improve with his coaching staff.

Also not present at the training were the internationals called up with their countries during this international break, who continue these two weeks defending their nation's jersey: Oblak with Slovenia, Sørloth with Norway, Hancko with Slovakia, Raspadori with Italy, Le Normand with Spain, and Almada, Julián Alvarez, Nico González, Nahuel and Giuliano with Argentina.

Likewise, yesterday, most debuted with a victory with their respective national teams. The Argentines thrashed Venezuela by three goals to zero, Le Normand did the same against Bulgaria, Sørloth narrowly defeated Finland and Slovakia managed to topple the mighty Germany, with a goal from Hancko included. On the other hand, today it's Oblak's turn against Sweden and Raspadori against Estonia.

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