Atlético de Madrid has returned to its stadium, the Metropolitano, to prepare for Saturday's duel against Levante. Coach Simeone used the session to refine tactics without exposing his plans to rivals, while the club took advantage of the training to take the official photograph of the season, which will be released in the coming weeks.
In the first session of the week, the coaching staff was attended by Cuti Romero, who continues to join the group and participated in the first part of the training. The starters Koke and Cardoso, for their part, remained outside the group, continuing their individual work. On that occasion, Simeone chose not to rehearse a possible starting eleven, preferring to concentrate on the dosage of the physical load. For this reason, the players who had played against Deportivo were absent from the second part of the session.
The second session, which was held in the same stadium, was more oriented towards Saturday's game. The coach began working with the team that will face Levante, focusing on strategy and defensive organization. Morten Hjulmand is expected to be available for the match, although his participation is not guaranteed, as the defender is recovering from an injury that prevented him from playing on Tuesday against Bayern Munich after being sent off in Stuttgart during the last day of the Champions League.
Atlético also has next week in view, which will be particularly demanding. The team will have to face Bayern Munich and Barcelona at the Metropolitano, which will require careful management of loads and possible rotations in the squad. Simeone will have to decide how to balance preparation for Levante with the need to keep his players fit for Champions League and league fixtures.
In summary, Atlético de Madrid has taken advantage of the Metropolitano to fine-tune its preparation without revealing its tactics to Levante, while the club prepares for a week of challenges in both the league and the Champions League. The team's next action will be to observe how Simeone manages the availability of his key players and the workload ahead of the decisive matches ahead.