Atletico Madrid official: Llorente has a thigh muscle injury and may miss the La Liga game against Barcelona

Hupu News November 24 Atletico Madrid officially announced that Marcos Llorente suffered a thigh muscle injury. The club’s medical department made this diagnosis after examining the player.

Llorente was forced to leave the field due to discomfort in the 14th minute of Sunday's game against Getafe. The player who wears the No. 14 jersey will undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation training in the gym. His specific return time will be determined based on the recovery from the injury.

According to "Marca" report, Atletico Madrid confirmed that Marcos Llorente is injured and will miss at least two games this week: Wednesday's game against Inter Milan and Saturday's league game against Oviedo. This was confirmed during an MRI on Monday morning.

In the game against Getafe, Llorente took the initiative to be replaced due to pain in his hamstring shortly after the start. Although he briefly tried to continue sprinting before being replaced, the feeling at the time was no longer optimistic.

However, it was not until the medical examination results were officially released that Atletico Madrid finally confirmed that they would not be able to count on the absolute main force in Simeone's system in the next few games. Atletico Madrid will face Inter Milan and Oviedo back-to-back at the Metropolitano Stadium this week, and Llorente will be absent from both games.

The injury still needs to be monitored.

In addition to definitely missing the two games between Inter Milan and Oviedo, it is generally believed within the club that Llorente may be absent from more than just these two games. Everything will depend on recovery, but it is very likely that he will continue to miss subsequent games, especially the crucial away game against Barcelona on December 2. There is a considerable risk of absence.