No matter how much Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Pablo Simeone plays down his side's crunch game on Saturday against Real Madrid, it can clearly be seen that the Argentine has one eye on the match. This can be seen by the team's line-up to face Real Jaén in the Copa del Rey on Wednesday.
Godín, Filipe Luis, Mario Suárez, Koke, Falcao, Gabi, Arda Turan, Diego Costa, Juanfran and Joel have all been excluded from the squad. Nine of these ten players, Robles being the exception, are regular starters in the first team and are likely to start against Real Madrid.
The only first-teamers in the squad for the tie against Jaén will be Courtois (who will be on the bench and is replaced by Sergio Asenjo) and Miranda.
Youngsters Óliver Torres, Saúl, Manquillo and Pedro Martín have all been drafted in to play in the cup tie. Torres, who is unable to feature in the Europa League, played a few minutes in the first leg and put on a good display. It seems the midfielder will get another chance in the game at the Vicente Calderón stadium.
"We'll think about the derby after the cup game on Wednesday night. The most important game is the next one against Jaén. The fans want to see us win", said Simeone.
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