Atletico vs Dortmund lineups: Starting XIs, confirmed team news and injuries
Atletico Madrid are without Mario Hermoso for their Champions League quarter-final clash with Borussia Dortmund tonight.
The defender has been struggling with a thigh issue and missed the last two games for Diego Simeone’s side.
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Cesar Azpilicueta and Axel Witsel join Jose Gimenez in a three-man backline, while Thomas Lemar is a long-term absentee after rupturing his Achilles tendon back in September. Memphis Depay also misses the game after suffering a muscle issue.
Dortmund, meanwhile, have defender Nico Schlotterbeck available and starting again in Europe following his suspension against PSV Eindhoven in the last-16.
Edin Terzic’s side remain without Donyell Malen, who is still nursing a thigh complaint.
Ramy Bensebaini is also still sidelined with knee ligament damage, though captain Emre Can starts after illness. Felix Nmecha also gets a surprise call to start with the likes of Julian Brandt, Marco Reus and Sebastien Haller all on the bench.
Atletico Madrid lineup: Oblak, Azpilicueta, Witsel, Gimenez, Molina, Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Lino, Griezmann, Morata
Subs: Moldovan, Gabriel, Saul, Correa, Savic, Riquelme, Vermeeren, Mandava, Barrios, El Jebari, Gomis
Injured: Depay, Lemar, Hermoso
Borussia Dortmund lineup: Kobel, Ryerson, Hummels, Schlotterbeck, Maatsen, Sabitzer, Can, Sancho, Nmecha, Adeyemi, FullkrugSubs: Ozcan, Haller, Reus, Duranville, Wolf, Moukoko, Brandt, Sule, Meyer, Laurenz Lotka, Bynoe-Gittens
Injured: Malen, Bensebaini
Time and date: 8pm BST on Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Venue: Wanda Metropolitano stadium
TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports, Discovery+