La Liga giants Atlético Madrid will be forced to contend without a significant member of their defensive line in the upcoming Champions League second leg clash against Barcelona. The player in question is Marc Pubill.
Atlético, currently engaged in a high-stakes continental battle, recently faced their Spanish top-flight rivals Barcelona in the first leg at Spotify Camp Nou. During that encounter, Diego Simeone’s squad managed to secure a 1-0 lead in the Catalan capital.
However, an incident during the first leg has impacted Atléti’s squad options for the return fixture. Just before halftime, Marc Pubill received a yellow card for a foul on Robert Lewandowski in his own half. This booking, due to an accumulation of cautions in the Champions League, means the full-back is now ruled out of next week’s quarter-final second leg showdown at the Metropolitano.
