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Atlético de Madrid will travel to Catalonia tomorrow to face La Liga leaders FC Barcelona in their last match before the mid-season break.
Diego Simeone’s men are red hot and have climbed positions until they are equal on points with Barça, also with one game less.
He blaugranaOn the other hand, he has seen his form decline of late, especially in La Liga, preparing for a tantalizing battle tomorrow at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
A change for Atlético de Madrid
As reported today, Barcelona coach Hansi Flick is considering two major changes to the lineup to face the Spanish capital club tomorrow.
Meanwhile, AS have now come forward with a report claiming that Diego Simeone himself has a plan to make a single change to his Atletico Madrid side who defeated Getafe in their last game.
According to the update, The Cholo plans to introduce Conor Gallagher into the starting eleven against the blaugranaand the Englishman is expected to replace Samu Lino on the left flank.
Simeone tested the lineup with the former Chelsea player earlier this week in training and it appears he is happy enough with the result to make the change for the match.
Gallagher will be positioned on the left flank of Atlético’s four-man midfield, where he will support Javi Galán in defense and provide forward momentum when in possession.
Otherwise no changes
The rest of the team is expected to remain unchanged from Atlético’s victory over Getafe with Rodrigo De Paul and Pablo Barrios lining up in midfield while Giuliano Simeone occupies the right wing, trying to exploit the spaces left by the high line of the Barça.
In defence, José María Giménez will partner Barcelona loanee Clement Lenglet, who will be able to play against his parent club. Marcos Llorente is expected to continue at right back with Galán at left.
At the top, Simeone plans to rely on the partnership of former Barcelona star Antoine Griezmann and summer signing Julián Álvarez, meaning Alexander Sorloth misses out.
