Simeone announces Atletico`s squad for Al-Ahly`s match

CAIRO – 29 December 2017: Atletico Madrid`s head coach Diego Simeone announced on Friday the squad that will face Al-Ahly on Saturday evening at Borg El-Arab stadium, under the slogan “Peace against Terrorism”.

Atletico`s squad included all the main players like Antoine Griezmann, Fernando Torres, Koke and Ian Oblak.

📋🏧 | SQUAD LIST for #AlAhlyAtleti!
1 Moyá
13 Oblak
25 Werner
15 Savic
16 Vrsaljko
19 Lucas
20 Juanfran
28 Rafa Muñoz
29 Sergi
46 Montoro
5 Thomas
6 Koke
8 Saúl
10 Carrasco
12 Augusto
14 Gabi
26 Juan Moreno
27 Keidi
30 Olabe
7 Griezmann
9 Torres
11 Correa
21 Gameiro

— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) December 29, 2017

Urguanian defenders Diego Godin and Jose Jimenez alongside the Argentinean midfielder Nicolas Gaitan were excluded from the travelling squad to Egypt.

Atletico resumed their training sessions in Spain before Al-Ahly`s clash as revealed by the club`s official account on Twitter.

🔴⚪️🔴💪 Another training session before flying to Egypt!#AúpaAtleti pic.twitter.com/WiPGwlYNtX

— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) December 29, 2017

Al-Ahly and Atletico Madrid will stay at the same hotel in Borg Al- Arab city in Alexandria, before their friendly match scheduled for Saturday, under the slogan “Peace against Terrorism”.

Al-Ahly’s Executive Director, Sherein Shams, announced the details of the arrival of Atletico Madrid and said to a radio program, “Atletico Madrid will arrive in Egypt on Friday and will not hold any training sessions before the match; they did not request any trainings.”