Preview: Simeone hopes the goals will start to flow again as Atlético host Las Palmas
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Simeone might have surprises in store for Saturday?s early kickoff. Atlético de Madrid are hoping to prepare for a midweek clash with Inter Milan in the best way possible ? by defeating Las Palmas in the capital on Saturday afternoon and extending its home unbeaten run in LALIGA to 24 games.
Atlético Madrid (15-3-6, 48 points) remain fourth in LALIGA entering this round thanks to Athletic Club?s slip-up at Almería on Monday night. But Diego Simeone?s men are facing an impressive Las Palmas side (10-5-9, 35 points) that has already beaten them once this season and could do the double over Los Colchoneros for the first time since 1968.
?We tried to rest more than train this week. We had a good session yesterday, but the idea was to give the players more rest because they have not had it ? fortunately, because we?ve played a lot of games and are involved in three competitions, which speaks very well of the team,? Simeone told the media on Friday. ?Now, let?s hope we can respond in the best way to all the matches coming up.? Atlético are expected to rotate again this weekend in preparation for Tuesday?s game in Italy, the first leg of a Champions League round of 16 tie against last season?s beaten finalists Inter. Simeone this week has trained with Marcos Llorente as a forward ? a position Llorente last played in 2020 ? as he tries to find a stand-in for the injured Álvaro Morata (whose knee injury will rule him o...
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