La Liga giants Atlético Madrid will be forced to make do without the contributions of an important member of the club’s midfield ranks in their next outing on the continent.
This comes owing to developments in the Rojiblancos’ latest outing.
Diego Simeone’s troops marked their return to action in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, making the trip to Germany to lock horns with Stuttgart.
When all was said and done, Atléti battled back from a goal down, securing a share of the spoils courtesy of Julián Alvarez’s equaliser early in the 2nd-half.
As alluded to above, though, their eventual point came at a cost…
Just beyond the hour mark, Morten Hjulmand was responsible for a dangerous late challenge in the middle of the park, culminating in a straight red card.
The summer arrival in Spain’s capital is therefore facing up to a European suspension, beginning against Bayern Munich at the Metropolitano early next month.
Conor Laird – GSFN
