Atlético had a rest day, but many players visited the Cerro del Espino facilities in Majadahonda. And several jumped onto the pitch and trained alongside footballers from the lower categories of Atlético. Thus, Griezmann, Carrasco, Koke and Trippier had an intense training with the ball as the protagonist. Simeone did exercises to circulate the ball, always rehearsing plays with the ball in between.
Marcos Llorente did train, although he did not do so with the rest of his teammates. The Madrilenian trained under the orders of one of the rojiblanco team’s recuperators. Marcos Llorente was injured in the match against Barcelona and right now his contest in next Tuesday’s game against Liverpool is unknown. The game does not invite you to risk, but Marcos Llorente is a footballer who wants to play everything and the clash against Liverpool is very special for him.
The player still has five days to go before the crash and will have to assess how he is doing before making a decision on whether to play this match or prefer not to risk. The midfielder himself revealed in El Larguero his doubts about his participation in the clash. The next training sessions will tell you what to do. Neither is your contest safe nor is it ruled out.
If he did not play, it would be a very sensitive loss for Simeone, since he has played all ten games of official competition played so far (eight from LaLiga and two from Champions). He has been a starter in all of them and his versatility has gotten his coach out of trouble. He has played as a right-back, inside, in the double pivot and even more advanced, in point. Something that is no longer news, as it has become common.
If Simeone goes game by game, Marcos Llorente goes training to training. The one on Friday will go on saying how he is feeling and the feelings he has in the face of the vital clash against Liverpool. For Atlético it is a very important clash and we will see if Cholo can count on his best weapons.