Atletico Madrid stands for a huge two weeks of action before the international break of March.
Los Rojiblancos fought back to secure a midweek 4-4 draw in Barcelona in their Copa del Rey semi-semi-first leg.
That result keeps his team looking for a last place for a second stage in Madrid at the beginning of April.
Cup promotion is now being paused with the Focus on the La Liga title race and the UEFA Champions League last 16.
In the next two weeks host of the team of Diego Simeone host Athletic Club in League Action Tonight, followed by a Champions League trip through the city to face Real Madrid in their first stage.
This is quickly followed by a La Liga collision in Getafe, the second stage with Los Blancos and a home game with Barcelona, all before March 17.
Now that the schedule continues to sharpen, Simeone has to balance his team to keep important players fresh.
Managing the playing time will be of vital importance with club captain Koke Koke and veteran defender Cesar Azpilicueta both excluded against Athletic Club and at least the first stage against Real Madrid.
Jan Oblak and Robin Le Normand are expected to enter the team, after the draw in Barcelona, with Jose Maria Gimenez rested for the game of this weekend.
Rodrigo de Paul and Conor Gallagher could also be stopped for European action, where Simeone wanted to play with a tight midfield unit in the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
The latest reports from Marca indicate that Alexander Sorloth starts instead of Julian Alvarez against their Basque visitors, but there remains an important call on Antoine Griezmann.
The French International can be asked to start the following two games and rest against Getafe, in a high demand for the veteran attacker -because Simeone cannot remove his creative talents from the Atletico Madrid attack.
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