Atlético Madrid celebrates Simeone's 700th game
Atlético Madrid will face Alavés at the Metropolitano, marking Diego Simeone’s 700th game as the team’s coach. After a difficult start, the team has regained its form, winning four consecutive games and recalling its best defensive version.
The attack will be led by Griezmann and Correa, while Llorente and Azpilicueta return to the team after muscle injuries. Alavés has won two of its last four games against Atlético, but both were in Mendizorroza.
Coach Luis García Plaza arrives with 13 points in the table and an irregular away record, but with almost all his players available to work during the break. It is expected that he will attack with a 4-2-3-1 and that some lateral will become a central when Atlético has the ball.
