Atletico Madrid stands for a determining week in their season 2024/25 prior to traveling to Getafe on March 9.
Los Rojiblancos is then confronted with a quick change, to host Real Madrid in their UEFA Champions League last 16 second stage, only three days later.
The charges of Simeone need a reaction in the Estadio Metropolitano after losing 2-1 on the other side of the capital last week.
The side of Carlo Ancelotti has the lead, and regardless of the result, the end in the midweek, Simeone has to keep his team informed of Barcelona next weekend.
Despite the pressure, Simeone is usually focused on the task that is obvious, which wins at Getafe to stay in the reach of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the La Liga title race.
The Argentinian will have to subtly balance its star playing time, because he wants a full force XI against his two most important rivals – but he will not make heavy rotations on the road at Getafe.
According to reports from Mundo Deportivo, Simeone will ask nine players to start both feet against Real Madrid and the two league matches with Getafe and Barcelona.
The only expected changes in southern Madrid will be defended with Robin Le Normand and Cesar Azpilicueta tipped to get the nod about Jose Maria Gimenez and Javi Galan.
Galan ended the first stage with muscle pain, but is not a big doubt, while Le Normand wants to push his starting case after Gimenez was caught on the winner of Brahim Diaz.
The most important surprise comes in the attack, when Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann both start all four games, despite the presence of Alexander Sorloth.
Both players will be replaced, if things look positive on the Estadio Coliseum on Sunday, in which Sorloth and Angel Correa prepared to come as normal.
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