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Marcos Llorente with Atlético de Madrid

BY DECISION OF THE APPEALS COMMITTEE

OFFICIAL: Atlético will not be able to count on one of Simeone's indisputable players

Published:21/04/2023 - 10:39h

Updated:21/04/2023 - 10:39h

Both the Competition Committee and the Appeals Committee have rejected Atlético de Madrid's appeal for Marcos Llorente to play against Barça. The midfielder saw his fifth yellow card against Almería and will not be able to be lined up by 'Cholo'

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This Wednesday the Committee of Competition denied the resource presented by the Athletic of Madrid to cancel the fifth yellow that received Marcos Llorente in the commitment in front of the Almería. Now, it has been Appeal the one who has desestimado the application of the colchoneros, what involves a sanction of the midfield player for the crossing of this Sunday in front of the FC Barcelona.

It was to the 77' minutes of the meeting in front of the urcitanos that the footballer saw the caution, since, according to the record of the referee Díaz of Mere, "went an action that cut a promising attack" when the marker was 2-1 in favour of the Madrilenian. Still it remains the letter of the Administrative Court of the Sport to ask that the sanction no between in force, although it seems little likely by the vicinity of the party the weekend.

Simeone Defines his eleven without Llorente

Like this the things, the 'Cholo' Simeone will not have of one of his best footballers in the medullary for the visit to the Spotify Camp Nou. Llorente is titularísimo in the diagram of game of the Athletic and the ideal mate of Koke in the traffic and court of balloon. The technician already has done two sessions of trainings to define his eleven and, a priori, will be Rodrigo Of Paul the one who will occupy his place and Thomas Lemar the gap that will leave the Argentinian.

It is important to remember that the 'rojiblancos' are the team that better rhythm carries in the five big European leagues, accumulating 13 consecutive parties without knowing the defeat. In fact, the last meeting that lost was precisely in the visit of the Barça to the Cívitas Metropolitan in the day 16 the past month of January (0-1).