Simeone starts preparing for the visit to Barça with the substitutes in a 5-4-1
Atlético de Madrid has started preparing for the Saturday match against Barcelona. After the day of rest following the victory against Getafe, Simeone’s players returned to work in a session in which the only absence was Sorloth, with a blow in the match that he decided with his goal.
The starters started the session with the initial rondo but retired before the game that the substitutes played against several youth players. A duel in which El Cholo tested a scheme with a 4-5-1 as a major novelty after settling on the 4-4-2 in recent games.
There, El Cholo prepared a starting lineup with the substitutes in which the defense was for Molina and Lino, in the sides. Azpilicueta, Le Normand and Reinildo were the three central defenders. In the midfield, Riquelme and Gallagher occupied the wings while Koke and Witsel acted as a double pivot.
In the attack, Correa. Without the starters Griezmann and Julián, and with Sorloth recovering from the blow, the 10 occupied the attacking front of an Atleti that can come out of the visit to Barça as the sole leader.
