Eibar vs Atletico de Madrid preview - Atletico look to get back on track - 7M sport

Eibar vs Atletico de Madrid preview - Atletico look to get back on track



Posted Friday, January 30, 2015 by PA

Atletico Madrid will look to put the drama of Wednesday's Copa del Rey clash with Barcelona firmly behind them when they travel to Eibar in the Primera Division on Saturday.

The league champions lost the second leg of their quarter-final 3-2, going down 4-2 on aggregate, and had both Gabi and Mario Suarez sent off in a bad-tempered affair at the Vicente Calderon.

Now they turn their attention back to the league, where they sit in third place, three points behind second-placed Barcelona, after four wins from their last five games.

Defender Juanfran told Spanish media: "We couldn't do things we wanted in this round and now we have to think about Saturday's game.

"(Barcelona) had more success in front of goal than us. They played a tie in which they won two games and we just have to congratulate them. Our day will be another day."

Gabi is suspended for the Eibar clash but coach Diego Simeone does welcome back Koke, Tiago Mendes, Diego Godin and Cristian Ansaldi.

Ansaldi added to the madness of Wednesday's game when he was arrested on his way to support his team-mates after an altercation with a police officer.

Eibar are eighth in the table and will bid to get back to winning ways after losing to Real Sociedad last time out.

Forward Manu knows it will not be easy, though, saying: "It will be a tough game. We will try to be at 100 per cent to give joy to the fans. We have to be very strong mentally because we know that Atletico is a great team.

"We all know Atletico is one of the big three. They have great players and were runners-up in the Champions League and champions of possibly the best league in the world."



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