{"id":16039,"date":"2026-05-03T04:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/16039\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T04:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T04:01:35","slug":"atletico-madrid-injury-suspension-list-and-return-dates-vs-arsenal-julian-alvarez-david-hancko-giuliano-simeone-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/16039\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Arsenal: Julian Alvarez, David Hancko, Giuliano Simeone latest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atletico Madrid<\/a> will head to Arsenal<\/a> on Tuesday night for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.<\/p>\n

The last-four contest is delicately poised following a 1-1 draw in the first leg last week<\/a>, with Julian Alvarez<\/a> cancelling out a first-half penalty from Viktor Gyokeres.<\/p>\n

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Atletico’s injury and suspension issues ahead of the game with Arsenal, as the two teams lock horns for a spot in the final.<\/p>\n

Julian Alvarez<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Iconsport<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Minor doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury: Ankle<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0May 5 (vs. Arsenal)<\/p>\n

Alvarez suffered a minor ankle injury during the first leg of the semi-final last week and needs to be assessed ahead of the return fixture at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n

Pablo Barrios<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Major doubt<\/p>\n

Reason: Muscle<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0May 5 (vs. Arsenal)<\/p>\n

Barrios was again absent against Valencia due to a muscular problem, and the midfielder is a major doubt for the contest with Arsenal on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Jose Gimenez<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Major doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury: Muscle<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0May 5 (vs. Arsenal)<\/p>\n

Gimenez is currently dealing with a muscular problem, and it is unlikely that he will be available for the contest with Arsenal in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Nico Gonzalez<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago \/ PsnewZ<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Major doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury: Muscle<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0May 5 (vs. Arsenal)<\/p>\n

Gonzalez is another Atletico player who needs to be assessed ahead of this match, with the midfielder currently battling to overcome an ankle injury.<\/p>\n

David Hancko<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Iconsport \/ Zuma \/ Icon Sport<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Minor doubt<\/p>\n

Reason: Knock<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0May 5 (vs. Arsenal)<\/p>\n

Hancko, who gave away a penalty in the first leg between the two sides, missed out against Valencia due to a knock and needs to be assessed ahead of this match.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Minor doubt<\/p>\n

Reason: Knock<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0May 5 (vs. Arsenal)<\/p>\n

Simeone missed out against Valencia due to a minor injury, but the attacker should be available for the contest at the Emirates Stadium next week.<\/p>\n

Alexander Sorloth<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Imago<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Minor doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury: Muscle<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0May 5 (vs. Arsenal)<\/p>\n

Sorloth was not risked against Valencia in the league to a muscular problem, but the striker should be back in the fold for the game against Arsenal in London.<\/p>\n

ATLETICO’S SUSPENSION LIST<\/p>\n

Atletico have no players suspended for this match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid will head to Arsenal on Tuesday night for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16040,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[320,322,313,315,318,82,321,319,100,316,314,324,323,317],"class_list":{"0":"post-16039","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-madrid","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-epl","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-formula-1","12":"tag-golf","13":"tag-madrid","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-olympics","16":"tag-premier-league","17":"tag-rugby","18":"tag-sport","19":"tag-sports-mole","20":"tag-teams","21":"tag-tennis"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16040"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}