Atlético is at a disadvantage in the great battle of MU

 Atlético is at a disadvantage in the great battle of MU

A series of Atletico Madrid's pillars may not be able to recover from injury in the first leg of the 1/8 Champions League round of this season.

According to Express, Thomas Lemar, Benjamin Lecamte, Daniel Wass and Mattheus Cunha missed Atletico's latest training session, so there were few opportunities to play against MU.

Midfielder captain Koke also had problems after Atletico's 3-0 win over Osasuna on February 19. Koke is racing for time and still has a chance to return. In addition, Atletico certainly do not have the service of Yannick Carraso because of suspension.

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Atletico will struggle if they lose the leader of the middle line Kobe. Photo: Reuters.

Carraso received a direct red card in Atletico's match against Porto in the group stage of this season's Champions League. This is a big loss for Madrid, because Carasco plays a key role in the wide attacks.

This season, Carrasco made 30 appearances, scored 2 goals and provided 5 assists. Each match, Carrasco made 1.2 key pass situations (passes to open opportunities) for teammates.

A series of Atletico's pillars have declined in form this season. Luis Suarez and Joao Felix are disappointing. Midfielder Felipe also played badly (WhoScored averaged 5.98 points this season). After Kieran Trippier left, coach Diego Simeone struggled to find a replacement for the right wing.

On the MU side, coach Ralf Rangnick does not have Tom Heaton because of injury. Edinson Cavani left open the possibility of playing. But two cases of absence from MU do not affect MU's current plan too much.

MU and Atletico only met twice in history in the UEFA European Cup Winners Cup in 1991. Each team won one match.

Before the great war, Atletico regained their inspiration with a 3-0 victory over Osasuna. Before that, they won 2 and lost 3 out of 5 matches. MU won 2 consecutive matches in the Premier League and gradually found stability under the reign of coach Rangnick.