Breaking news on the status of Pubill, Barrios, Oblak, Mendoza, and Le Normand

Atlético de Madrid

Atlético de Madrid returned to work this Wednesday morning after several days of rest following the 3-2 loss in the derby against Real Madrid. The squad is now focusing on a particularly demanding final stretch of the season.

Last Sunday's defeat in the Madrid derby opened a brief rest period that the team closed this Wednesday with the return to training. With an eye on what’s ahead, the group is preparing for a sequence of matches: Barcelona (April 4), Barcelona (April 8), Sevilla (April 11), and Barcelona (April 14).

In the session led by Diego Pablo Simeone, Atlético de Madrid did not have its internationals: Marcos Llorente and Álex Baena (Spain), Salvi Esquivel (Spain U-21), Molina, Giuliano, Musso, Almada, Nico González, and Julián Álvarez (Argentina), Sorloth (Norway), Dávid Hancko (Slovakia), Johnny Cardoso (United States), Obed Vargas (Mexico), José María Giménez (Uruguay), and Ademola Lookman (Nigeria). Given this scenario, the coach called on several players from Atlético de Madrid C and the youth team.

In the infirmary, Jan Oblak, with side discomfort; Pablo Barrios, with a muscle injury in the thigh; Marc Pubill, with side discomfort; and Rodrigo Mendoza, with an ankle sprain, were the injury absences in Thursday’s session. Le Normand, substituted against Real Madrid due to an indisposition, is working with the group.