Atletico Madrid is optimistic that Antoine Griezmann’s damage is only a sprained ankle, in response to supervisor Diego Simeone.
Griezmann was substituted of their 1-0 loss to Inter Milan within the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
He is the membership’s all-time main goalscorer, scoring 5 targets in six Champions League video games this season. Angel Correa changed him within the 78th minute.
“He (Griezmann) sprained his ankle and we hope it will be just a sprained ankle,” Simeone instructed reporters.
Atletico’s accidents are piling up forward of subsequent week’s Copa del Rey semifinal second leg towards Athletic Bilbao.
Defender Jose Maria Gimenez was additionally injured a minute after halftime on Tuesday, whereas midfielder Thomas Lemar and winger Marcos Paulo are additionally sidelined.
Simeone additionally stated he was optimistic about his crew’s probabilities of advancing to the Champions League quarterfinals after they host the Serie A leaders within the second leg on March 13.
“Going beyond the defeat, we’ve proven that we’re able to compete. We know what we’ll face,” Simeone added.
“After playing against them now we know how they play. Now we hope that when the time comes, we’ll be in top shape and we’ll compete the way this tournament demands.”
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