Athletic Club will face Atlético de Madrid this Thursday January 13 at 8:00 p.m. in the sSecond semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The Basque team is the current champion and want achieve a place in the grand final.
The set led by Marcelino Garcia Toral He comes to this tournament as covered, although he is the defender of the title, since he won it last year. Unai Vencedor and Unai Nuñez, injured, did not enter the Athletic Club squad. What’s more, Villalibre is not yet ready to play Y Ander Capa has just come out of injury. Yuri Berchiche is in the final stretch of his recovery, He has not played for nine months, and although he is not ready to start Marcelino He has stated that he hopes to be able to count on the right back soon.
For the game against Atlético de Madrid, the only doubt in Athletic Club is who will occupy the position of Unai Vencedor. Zarraga and Vesga choose to enter the eleven initial. As for the line-up of the Biscayan team, Unai Simón will be in goal; De Marcos, Yeray, Iñigo Martínez and Balenziaga will form the defensive line; Dani García and Zarraga or Vesga will cover the midfield positions, the wings will be for Muniain and Berenguer, while the forward will be for Sancet or Raúl García and Iñaki Williams.
Atlético de Madrid reaches the Super Cup with many doubts for his career in LaLiga Santander and in the Champions League. However, the mattresses have a large and good squad. The team led by Diego Pablo Simeone He seeks to change his losing streak by reaping the Super Cup title. Savic and Griezmann are the main casualties from Atlético de Madrid.
The Madrid team’s line-up can be formed by Oblak in the goal, a line of three centrals with Felipe, Giménez and Hermoso, the lanes of the band for Llorente and Carrasco; Kondogbia and Koke will fill the midfield positions, while the offensive line will be made up of Lemar, Correa and Luis Suárez.
Possible lineups:
Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Felipe, Giménez, Hermoso; Llorente, Koke, Kondogbia, Lemar, Carrasco; Suárez and Correa.
Athletic Club: Simon; De Marcos, Yeray, Iñigo Martínez, Balenziaga; Dani García, Zarraga, Berenguer, Muniain, Sancet, and Iñaki Williams.
Referee: Cuadra Fernández (C. Balear).
Stadium: King Fahd Stadium.
Hour: 20.00.
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