Johnny Cardoso returns to Atlético Madrid squad for Barcelona match, Digi Mart USA News: Diego Pablo Simeone, coach of Atlético Madrid, has announced the squad for Sunday’s match against FC Barcelona at the Metropolitano. As expected, the club will not have Cristian “Cuti” Romero, who is sidelined with a muscle injury.
The Argentine defender missed the matches against Stuttgart, Deportivo La Coruña and Bayern Munich, as well as the trip to the Ciutat de València, where he was an unused substitute without playing a minute.
Morten Hjulmand returns to the squad after serving the disciplinary suspension he incurred for his red card against Stuttgart, which kept him out of the Bayern Munich match. The Danish midfielder started last round’s league match against Levante, precisely because he was set to miss the Champions League fixture.
The biggest news is the return of Johnny Cardoso. The American midfielder has recovered from the mild muscle problems that kept him out of the previous three matchdays.
The squad includes goalkeepers Jan Oblak, Juan Musso and Salvador Esquivel; defenders Marcos Llorente, David Hancko, Marc Pubill, Alejandro Grimaldo, Robin Le Normand, Jorge Domínguez, Romeo Hueso and Dani Martínez; midfielders Obed Vargas, Rodrigo Mendoza, Pablo Barrios, Arnau Ortiz, Johnny Cardoso, Morten Hjulmand and Koke Resurrección; and forwards Álex Baena, Kang-in Lee, Alexander Sorloth, Ademola Lookman, Jonathan David, Julián Álvarez and Giuliano Simeone.
