Simeone will get two ‘gifts’ when he returns to work.

template of atlético de madrid They are currently in the midst of their Christmas break, enjoying a few days of rest before returning to work, and have begun preparations for their upcoming league matches. royal society January 4th at Anoeta.

It will be Monday afternoon, January 29th. Diego Simeone The players will then meet again in the sports city of Majadaonda. By then, the Argentine coach will have at his disposal two players who are important to his plans, but he has not been able to rely on them in recent weeks.

refer to Alex Baena and Jose Maria Jimenez. Atlético’s star midfielder this season was injured in the duel against Atlético on December 2nd. Barcelona At Camp Nou. A muscular injury has kept him out of action since then, forcing him to miss the next five matches (against Athletic, PSV, Valencia, Atlético Valerez and Girona).

Before the Montilivi event, the Roquetas de Mar athlete had already been working on the grass at a good pace, but as it was his last effort of the year and the Christmas holidays were approaching, he decided not to take any risks. He is expected to play in the match against Anoeta.

Baena He has only appeared in 14 games this season, 10 of them as a starter, and has two goals and one assist. Two muscle injuries and surgery for appendicitis prevented him from continuing.

The same thing happened to the Uruguayan centre-back, who, after being eliminated from the Club World Cup in July, did not make his debut this season until October 18th against the Reds. Osasuna At the Metropolitan. Since then, he has been key to the team’s defensive improvement, but he only appeared in nine more games, starting eight of them, and scored one goal, the latter of which came in stoppage time against Inter Milan in the Champions League to give the hosts three points. Like Baena, Jimenez is already exercising on the grass.albeit at a slower pace than his partner. Of course, expectations are high for the match in San Sebastian.