Predicted Teams Atletico Madrid-Barcelona: Simeone settled on XI, Flick dealing with doubts
Predicted Teams Atletico Madrid-Barcelona: Simeone settled on XI, Flick dealing with doubts Atletico Madrid host Barcelona in the sixth and final between the two on Tuesday night at 21:00 CEST, with a two-goal advantage from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. Diego Simeone seems settled on his starting XI, but Hansi Flick is dealing with more doubts. Not in terms of his spirit though, with the German manager optimistic about his side’s chances to win.
Los Colchoneros were quietly confident in their press conference, and the scoreline is very much in their favour. Simeone is without Marc Pubill through suspension, and will miss David Hancko, Jose Maria Gimenez and Pablo Barrios through injury. Flick must select a line-up without Andreas Christensen, Raphinha and Pau Cubarsi, the latter suspended, although there are doubts over Marc Bernal’s fitness too.
The Barcelona coach did declare that both Gavi and Frenkie de Jong are ready to start . Between them, a total of 13 Atletico and Barcelona players are one booking away from missing the first leg of a potential semi-final. Hansi Flick doubts in through the spine of Barcelona As predicted by Diario AS , de Jong will be started alongside Pedri Gonzalez and Fermin Lopez, with Gavi on the left side of a front three containing Ferran Torres.
That would mean leaving Marcus Rashford, Robert Lewandowski and Dani Olmo on the bench. Eric Garcia is expected to deputise for Cubarsi at the back with Jules Kounde at right-back. Image via Diario AS.
Predicted Teams Atletico Madrid-Barcelona MD predict a radically different XI for Barcelona, with Ronald Araujo in defence and Eric in midfield. That see all of Olmo, Lewandowski and Rashford starting the match, making Cubarsi the only change from last week. It perhaps hints at more doubts for Flick.