ATLÉTICO MADRID NEWS

Yannick Carrasco - Features in friendly Carrasco (strain) logged an assist while playing the full 90 in Friday's friendly loss to Egypt.

Impact Carrasco dealt with a stain towards the last week of domestic matches before the World Cup. With Leandro Trossard dealing with his own knock, Carrasco could start on the left wing by Wednesday's opener against Belgium.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marcos Llorente - Back in training Llorente (undisclosed) participated in Friday's training session, according to MARCA.

Impact Llorente skipped Thursday's friendly against Jordan in order to preserve his fitness. Capable of playing at right-back and in midfield, Llorente will be an important versatile piece when the World Cup opens Nov. 23 against Costa Rica.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Alvaro Morata - Participates in training Morata (hip) participated in Friday's training session, according to Radio MARCA.

Impact Morata skipped Thursday's friendly against Jordan but didn't take long to return. So long as he continues to train over the weekend, Morata is expected to start at striker in the Nov. 23 opener against Costa Rica.

NOVEMBER 18, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Angel Correa - Called up for World Cup Correa has been called into the Argentina National Team for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar.

Impact Correa is replacing Nicolas Gonzalez (thigh), who had to be dropped from the roster Thursday due to injury.

NOVEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marcos Llorente - Set to miss friendly Llorente is expected to miss Wednesday's friendly against Jordan after missing a couple of training sessions in the national team camp, according to MARCA.

Impact Llorente started in each of the last two league matches against Espanyol and Mallorca but had missed eight straight games before then and was subbed out of Saturday's Copa del Rey match against Almazan. With only 23 players allowed for this friendly, Llorente will get a chance to recover his fitness ahead of the Nov. 23 opener against Costa Rica and it's likely Llorente will start at least once during the group stage even if he's not in the lineup during every game.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Alvaro Morata - Likely to miss friendly Morata (hip) is expected to miss Wednesday's friendly against Jordan, according to MARCA.

Impact Morata picked up a hip issue just after the final league match Nov. 9 against Mallorca and it will keep him out of the only friendly in preparation for the World Cup. If fully fit, Morata figures to be the first-choice at striker in the Nov. 23 opener against Costa Rica. If Morata isn't able to play, Ferran Torres is another option for manager Luis Enrique.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

France adds Thuram for World Cup, Disasi replaces Kimpembe

Marcus Thuram has been handed the last spot in the France squad that will defend its World Cup title in Qatar while Monaco's uncapped Axel Disasi has also been called after Presnel...

NOVEMBER 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Argentina taking fewer forwards than Brazil to World Cup

Argentina is taking nine defenders, seven midfielders and seven forwards to the World Cup in Qatar as coach Lionel Scaloni’s team aims to build on its Copa America success

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sergio Reguilon - Dealing with illness Reguilon was admitted to a hospital on Thursday night as he was dealing with a severe digestive condition, Atletico Madrid have announced.

Impact Reguilon just made his first appearance of the season in Wednesday's defeat against Mallorca after undergoing a groin operation in August, but he will now almost certainly miss Saturday's Copa del Rey clash against Almazan while he deals with this illness. The good news is that he'll have around six weeks off to regain fitness until Atleti plays again in late December after the World Cup break.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Yannick Carrasco - Not in training Carrasco was not in training with Atletico on Friday due to a muscle contracture.

Impact Carrasco will be questionable for Saturday's Copa del Rey fixture against Almazan due to this knock, and he is unlikely to feature in the relatively meaningless game with the World Cup just around the corner.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Alvaro Morata - Dealing with hip injury Morata did not train with Atletico on Friday due to a muscle injury in his hip.

Impact Morata will be questionable for Saturday's Copa del Rey fixture against Almazan due to this knock, and he is unlikely to feature in the relatively meaningless game with the World Cup just around the corner.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Joao Felix - Completes suspension Felix completed his one-match suspension during Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Mallorca.

Impact Felix faced plenty of frustration over the first half of the season, starting just once over the last six weeks but still scoring three times off the bench in the last three matches With a place in Portugal's roster for the World Cup, Felix still has plenty to look forward to in 2022.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jose Maria Gimenez - Absent against Mallorca Gimenez was suspended for Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Mallorca.

Impact Gimenez missed the final match before the World Cup before getting the call to join Uruguay for the tournament. Though injuries did interrupt his form on a couple of occasions, Gimenez made 14 starts and kept four clean sheets, holding onto enough form not to lose his place for club or country.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Marcos Llorente - Takes shot in loss Llorente took a shot and won one of two tackles in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat against Mallorca. He also made a clearance and an interception in the match.

Impact Llorente started Wednesday's match on the right wing but then had to slide down to full-back when Nahuel Molina was taken off at the half-hour mark. He has tallied five shots and one chance created in his last two games since missing about a month with a thigh injury he suffered in early October.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Antoine Griezmann - Creates five chances in loss Griezmann took two shots and created five chances in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat against Mallorca. He also made an interception and won two of three tackles in the match.

Impact Griezmann was an excellent passing threat on Wednesday but it wasn't enough to salvage a result against Mallorca. He's been in good form overall this season but he'll enter the World Cup in the midst of a bit of a dry spell as he hasn't scored in five games across La Liga and the Champions League.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nahuel Molina - Subbed off early in loss Molina created a chance and made an interception before being taken off in the 30th minute of Wednesday's 1-0 defeat against Mallorca.

Impact Molina has started 17 of the 18 games in which he's been eligible for across La Liga and the UCL this season, but he was subbed out without an injury at the half-hour mark against Mallorca on Wednesday with Marcos Llorente sliding to the right-back position.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Alvaro Morata - Takes four shots against Mallorca Morata took four shots (three on target) and created a chance in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat against Mallorca. He also won one of one tackles in the match.

Impact Morata was Atletico's most dangerous player on Wednesday but he just couldn't find a way past goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic and into the net for a would-be equalizer. He has taken seven shots (four on target) across his last two games heading into the World Cup.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Angel Correa - Takes three shots off bench Correa subbed into Wednesday's match against Mallorca in the 30th minute and he took three shots, won one of one tackles and made an interception in the 1-0 defeat.

Impact Correa was dangerous upon his introduction on the right wing during the first half of Wednesday's match, but it wasn't enough to earn a result against Mallorca. He may still make Argentina's World Cup squad despite starting in just seven of 20 games across La Liga and the Champions League this season for Atletico.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jan Oblak - Concedes goal to Mallorca Oblak made two saves but conceded a goal in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat against Mallorca.

Impact Oblak was beaten by a Vedat Muriqi tap-in on Wednesday as Atletico are now winless in their last five matches across all competitions. Oblak hasn't kept a clean sheet in La Liga in any of his last six appearances dating back to the beginning of October.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lukaku in Belgium's World Cup squad despite injury

Romelu Lukaku has been selected in Belgium’s 26-man squad for the World Cup even though the striker is carrying a left thigh injury and has played only five games for Inter Milan t...

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sergio Reguilon - Comes off bench in loss Reguilon logged 21 minutes off the bench during Wednesday's 1-0 loss to Mallorca.

Impact Reguilon played for the first time since mid-April after undergoing an operation on a sports hernia in August. He still has a long way to go if he's to regularly play but it's certainly possible in 2023 if his team continues to struggle no matter who plays.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Varane, Kimpembe and Giroud named in France World Cup squad

France coach Didier Deschamps picked central defenders Raphael Varane and Prensel Kimpembe in a World Cup squad named amid injury concerns

NOVEMBER 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Crisis club of the week: Atletico Madrid Atletico Madrid are 90min’s latest inductees into Crisis Club of the Week.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Geoffrey Kondogbia - Out against Mallorca Kondogbia missed the squad list for Wednesday's match at Mallorca after skipping training with muscular issues, according to Pilar L. Arreaza of MARCA.

Impact Kondogbia is a late absence after starting in seven of the last eight games. While he's out, Rodrigo De Paul and Axel Witsel could help shore up the defensive phase of the midfield.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Koke - Makes squad list Koke (thigh) made the squad list for Wednesday's match at Mallorca.

Impact Koke has missed six straight games but has a chance to return in the final league match before the World Cup. As his team have won just once in his absence, it will be exceptionally important for Koke to stay fit going forward and get his team back on track before the World Cup break.

NOVEMBER 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE