Julian Alvarez and Diego Simeone (Photo by Dan Mullan, Fran Santiago/Getty Images)
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has spoken out on the Julian Alvarez injury situation as he went off in last night’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal.
Alvarez is a star player for Simeone’s side, and scored from the penalty spot in yesterday’s Champions League semi-final first leg before having to go off 13 minutes from time.
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That will have been a big worry for Atletico fans ahead of the second leg of this tie next week, but it seems the Argentina international should be fit enough to play at the Emirates Stadium.
Speaking after last night’s game, Simeone made it clear he wasn’t too worried about Alvarez or any other player’s fitness, saying he expected everyone to be available for the trip to north London.
Diego Simeone provides Julian Alvarez injury update
“I don’t think there will be anyone that will not be playing on Tuesday,” Simeone said, as quoted by the Metro.
“I suppose they might be feeling some physical discomfort now. Giuliano from a knock, Julian from the fall he had in the middle of the pitch and Sorloth with a hamstring strain, but I have no doubt they’ll be there.”
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Alvarez has 20 goals in 48 games in all competitions this season, with ten of those coming in the Champions League.
The 26-year-old will surely be key for Atletico if they are to stand any chance of making it to the Champions League final, while Arsenal fans would surely have felt a lot better if their team could avoid playing against him again next week.
Who will win the Champions League?
Champions League
Final appearances
Victories
Bayern Munich
11
6
PSG
2
1
Atletico Madrid
3
0
Arsenal
1
0
Both semi-final ties are evenly poised after the first leg encounters this week, so it’s hard to make any predictions at this stage about who will be going through.
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