Atletico Madrid have new double injury concern ahead of Manchester United clash

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After a competitive clash between Manchester United and Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano, the second leg is huge.

Anthony Elanga’s late goal tied the game at 1-1, leaving the tie finely poised for the game at Old Trafford.

Even with the fixture set to take place on March 15, Atletico are sweating on two new injury worries after the weekend.

Double concern

Centre-back Stefan Savic and midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia both picked up knocks during Atletico’s home win over Celta Vigo at the weekend, AS report.

Savic finished the game with ‘discomfort’ and he will have a break this weekend when he is suspended anyway for the clash with Real Betis.

Atletico hope to try him out against Cadiz on March 11, but are worried about possible setbacks which could cause him to miss the United game.

Kondogbia had to be substituted in the 64th minute at the weekend with a muscle injury. He was excellent in the draw with Manchester United and on the face of it, his absence could be a huge blow for Atletico.

The good news for Atletico is they hope to have one of Koke or Rodrigo de Paul available for the fixture, with both players missing the first leg.

United hoping for good news

Manchester United meanwhile are hoping for positive injury news on our side. Two important players were unavailable for the away leg.

Scott McTominay missed the game with illness, while Edinson Cavani was absent with an ongoing injury. Both players also failed to recover in time for the draw against Watford on Saturday.

United have two big games before the Atletico clash, facing Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League.

There is more focus at United on getting one or both of pair back in time for the City game, with the Atletico fixture just ‘in the background’ for now.