Atletico Madrid receive quadruple injury boost for Arsenal second leg as 25-man squad confirmed

Atletico Madrid person received a quadruple wounded boost for the 2nd limb of their Champions League semi-final with Arsenal, which Diego Simeone has named his 25-man squad for.

Los Rojiblancos caput to the Emirates connected the backmost of a 2-0 La Liga triumph implicit Valencia with a second-string team, arsenic Simeone kept his big-hitters caller for the travel to North London.

Atletico had mislaid Julian Alvarez to an ankle wounded during past week's 1-1 first-leg draw with Mikel Arteta's side, and the Argentina planetary was not progressive successful the squad astatine the weekend.

Simeone besides claimed that striker Alexander Sorloth and winger Giuliano Simeone would not person made the crippled against Valencia adjacent if they were required, arsenic the attacking brace picked up knocks of their ain past week.

Finally, experienced defender Jose Gimenez was a large uncertainty for the 2nd limb with Arsenal owed to a muscular injury, which had kept the Uruguayan retired of each of Atletico's past 8 games successful each tournaments.

Atletico Madrid sanction 25-man squad for Arsenal 2nd leg

However, Gimenez has been named successful Atletico's travelling enactment for Tuesday's game, arsenic person Alvarez, Simeone and Sorloth successful a quadruple fittingness boost for the visitors.

Two different notable players who were omitted from the squad against Valencia - Marcos Llorente and David Hancko - are besides successful the squad for the 2nd limb and expected to commencement successful Simeone's defence.

The La Liga giants' lone 2 wounded absentees for Tuesday's fixture are Pablo Barrios and Nico Gonzalez, some of whom are dealing with thigh injuries but should beryllium acceptable for the last if Atletico advancement to Budapest.

Simeone tin truthful marque different 11 changes to his starting lineup - arsenic helium did astatine the play - bringing the likes of Alvarez, Antoine Griezmann, Ademola Lookman and Koke backmost into the side.

Alvarez's punishment astatine the Metropolitano Stadium past week saw the ex-Manchester City attacker people his 25th Champions League extremity successful 41 games, the quickest clip for immoderate Argentine subordinate to deed that landmark; Lionel Messi needed 42 games to nett 25 UCL goals.

Atletico Madrid's cleanable grounds against English teams successful semi-finals

Atletico's quadruple fittingness boost volition assistance the Rojiblancos' ngo to support a 100% European grounds and acceptable up a tantalising last day with either Bayern Munich oregon Paris Saint-Germain astatine the extremity of the month.

Prior to the 2025-26 Champions League, Atletico had faced English clubs successful a UEFA two-legged semi-final connected 3 erstwhile occasions, and the Spanish broadside won each three.

Los Rojiblancos firstly bushed Liverpool successful the 2009-10 Europa League semi-finals earlier overcoming Fulham successful the final, and Simeone past masterminded a 3-1 aggregate triumph implicit Chelsea successful the 2013-14 UCL past four.

Four years later, Atletico edged retired Arsenal 2-1 successful the 2017-18 Europa League semis, denying Arsene Wenger 1 past changeable astatine a portion of continental silverware.

Musso, Gimenez, Ruggeri, Mendoza, Cardoso, Koke, Griezmann, Sorloth, Baena, Almada, Oblak, Llorente, Lenglet, Molina, Hancko, Pubill, Alvarez, Simeone, Vargas, Lookman, Le Normand, Esquivel, Bonar, Diaz, Luque