Atlético de Madrid returned to training two days after qualifying for the Champions League quarterfinals by beating Manchester United at Old Trafford (0-1) without Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak or Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco, in addition to the four already injured players, Daniel Wass, Mattheus Cunha, Thomas Lemar and Sime Vrsaljko, who are not expected for Saturday’s game against Rayo Vallecano.
carrascowho could not play in England due to suspension and will not be able to against Rayo for having received the fifth yellow card against Cádiz, has taken advantage of the period without competition to undergo a minor surgical intervention in the nostrils to improve his breathing, according to club sources. Regarding Oblak, it has not been reported that he has any physical problem.
Of the other four injured, the Dane Daniel Wass showed his improvement by jumping into the adjoining field which his teammates used to perform individual exercises with a recuperator. The versatile player signed from Valencia in January suffered a grade II sprain in the internal lateral ligament of his right knee against Barcelona, in which it was his first match with the red and white jersey. His return to competition will be when he returns from the national team break, in April.
The rest of the players exercised normally on the pitchunder the watchful eye of the club’s CEO and maximum shareholder, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, who was present at the foot of the field, something that is not usual in the day-to-day life of the rojiblancos.
Atlético will have one more training session, this Friday morning, before facing the last game before the break for the national teams: the visit to the Vallecas Stadium on Saturday at 9:00 p.m., where they will face Rayo Vallecano.