Atletico Madrid made it 15 wins in a row on Wednesday as they defeated Elche within the Copa del Rey, however that end result did come at a value for Diego Simeone, who might be with out his most clutch participant for a short while.
Alexander Sorloth netted twice in opposition to Elche, though he was withdrawn at half time after choosing up a knock. As per , the Norwegian striker has suffered a “average” harm that may preserve him out of Saturday’s La Liga fixture in opposition to Leganes, which he’s additionally a significant doubt to face Bayer Leverkusen subsequent week.
Sorloth has not been an everyday starter for since arriving from Villarreal final summer time, though his cameos from the bench have made him into an important participant for Simeone. As such, it will be a major blow for Los Colchoneros if he have been to be unavailable in opposition to Leverkusen subsequent Tuesday.