Julián Alvarez don react with a ‘Me gusta’ to one Instagram post from Atlético de Madrid. The club post pictures of the stadium and the fans with clear message before the derby: ‘Mañana. Todos. Juntos.’ Other players like Koke and Musso also react. For Julián, na another step for reconciliation and another sign say e dey committed to the team.
The Argentine dey return by the road e usually follow. After the transfer market palava and the fans’ vex when e return to Metropolitano for the Villarreal match, water dey calm small small. The striker dey row for that calm too. E dey put his part inside and outside the pitch. E perform better for the Liverpool match, with good showing and assist to Llorente, and e dey try for training. E show commitment and dey involve for daily work with the team.
The forward, wey Kang-in Lee and Cuti Romero support well, don work hard to reach the derby against Real Madrid. Julián miss the last two Atlético games against Osasuna and Real Sociedad because of injury. E work hard to overcome the quadriceps muscle overload wey keep am out, and e enter the squad to face Real Madrid this Sunday.
Mateu Alemany, Atlético director of Professional Men’s Football, talk about the Julián case before the Osasuna match on Movistar LaLiga. E talk say: ‘Eso ya hay que entenderlo y superarlo. Ha pasado lo que ha pasado, pero ha vuelto, estuvo bien en Anfield, nos va a dar mucho y esa parte está clara. Él está entrenando mucho para preparar el partido, tiene ilusión y va a hacer todo lo posible para estar.’ Na derby e refer to. And Julián ready and committed for the Real Madrid game: ‘Mañana. Todos. Juntos.’
Atlético de Madrid get Sunday appointment with history. Dem go receive Real Madrid for Metropolitano for the seventh round of LaLiga, another chapter of the capital derby. For this match, Cholo Simeone no confirm the team, and one doubt na the Argentine international presence. The coach talk for press conference: ‘Nos va a acompañar. Después decidiremos si empieza de inicio o sale durante el partido.’ We go confirm him presence when official lineup come out.
The striker dey drag some physical problems, plus the novel wey never finish with Colchonero fans. If e start, na first time at home since his truncated signing by FC Barcelona. Facing Real Madrid dey suit Julián: last season, for the first match between both for LaLiga, e score double for 5-2 win for Colchonero for Metropolitano. Similar performance fit start to straighten the road with the albirroja people. Since e sign for August 2024, Julián Álvarez don play 109 matches for Atlético, with 49 goals and 18 assists. But e never win title for the club.
Simeone analyze the match: ‘Las características de cada uno de los equipos. Ellos tendrán mejor transición que la nuestra, más vertical. Son chicos potentes, fuertes, juegan con esa situación. Nosotros tenemos que interpretar de la mejor manera el partido para que las pérdidas no se sientas más cómodos en las transiciones tan rápidas que tienen.’ E also talk: ‘No soy de dar consejos. Normal la presión en los nuevos. Por la ilusión que genera un partido así y calma. Calma. El fútbol es tranquilidad. Los chicos tienen talento. Y hay una palabra que lo define todo: seguridad.’
Madrid, 20 sep (EFE). Julián Alvarez start the derby this Sunday against Real Madrid as substitute, same as Ademola Lookman, while Jonathan David and Johnny Cardoso start for Diego Simeone lineup. Atlético go with Jan Oblak for goal; Marc Pubill, Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero, David Hancko and Alejandro Grimaldo for defense; Marcos Llorente and Johnny Cardoso for midfield; Giuliano Simeone, Kang in Lee and Álex Baena ahead; Jonathan David up top.
For bench, apart from Julián Alvarez and Lookman, goalkeeper Juan Musso, defenders Jorge Domínguez, Robin Le Normand and Dani Martínez; midfielders Obed Vargas, Koke Resurrección, Rodrigo Mendoza, Morten Hjulmand and Jorge Castillo, plus winger Arnau Ortiz.
