{"id":6214,"date":"2026-04-30T08:43:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T08:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/?p=6214"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:14:55","slug":"atletico-madrid-sweating-on-fitness-of-two-players-after-julian-alvarez-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/piquant-burotic.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/30\/atletico-madrid-sweating-on-fitness-of-two-players-after-julian-alvarez-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid sweating on fitness of two players after Julian Alvarez update"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Atletico Madrid are hoping to head to London next week with the majority of their squad available to try and secure a spot in the Champions League final. Yet the first leg against Arsenal has brought with it some physical concerns.<\/p>\n

The positive news for Diego Simeone is that Julian Alvarez has escaped injury following ankle pain that forced him off<\/a> late in the second half of the game. Los Colchoneros do have two further fitness concerns ahead of their trip to the Emirates though.<\/p>\n

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\"\ud83d\udea8\"\"\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddf4\" JUST IN: After the game, in the tunnel, Norwegian media asked Alexander S\u00f8rloth if he was injured, and he pointed at his leg.<\/p>\n

Mateu Alemany also confirms: “It seems he felt the same knock from last week during the warm-up and couldn’t play. Bad luck.” pic.twitter.com\/LSBFe9cmmT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Alexander Sorloth picked up hamstring strain in warm-up<\/h2>\n

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It came as something of a surprise that Alexander Sorloth did not feature at all during the clash, but the Norwegian was not used by Diego Simeone. After the match, Sporting Director Mateu Alemany revealed that he had sustained an injury in the warm-up.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was resting for a week, practically until Monday, after a knock to the back of his leg, and it seems that during the warm-up, while making some movements, he aggravated it and couldn\u2019t play. Bad luck,\u201d he told Movistar+, via Marca<\/a>. Diego Simeone later confirmed he had discomfort in his hamstring.<\/p>\n

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\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no jug\u00f3 \ud835\udc7a\ud835\udc90\ud835\udc93\ud835\udc8d\ud835\udc90\ud835\udc95\ud835\udc89 ni un solo minuto? <\/p>\n

\"\ud83d\udc64\" La respuesta de Mateu Alemany a la pregunta de @m_marchante<\/a>. #UCL<\/a> #LaCasaDelF\u00fatbol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PbjH84OlCW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Movistar Plus+ Deportes (@MPlusDeportes) April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Giuliano Simeone also battling to be fit for second leg<\/h2>\n

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Another player that caused concern was Giuliano Simeone, who was withdrawn at half-time.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiuliano made contact with Hincapie early on, a blow to the waist that bothered him a lot. Let\u2019s hope it\u2019s nothing serious,\u201d his father told Diario AS<\/a> after the match, but said he couldn\u2019t imagine that any of three would not be at the Emirates against Arsenal<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Originally, Nicolas Gonzalez was due to start in Giuliano\u2019s stead, but he too picked up an injury in training on Tuesday. Giuliano has been struggling for fitness since the Copa del Rey final too. Jose Maria Gimenez\u2019s return is something of an unknown, while midfielder Pablo Barrios will also miss the second leg.<\/p>\n

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