Santiago Gimenez will have to continue waiting to debut in the European Champions League and help Feyenoord to score goals and that is The Mexican carries a suspension from UEFA for having been sent off in the match against Roma in the Europa League on April 20 while playing in the Quarterfinals.
Giménez already missed the first game against Celtic, where the Feyenoord He took the 2-0 victory, but this Wednesday, October 4, he will have a more complicated test against Atlético de Madrid, from where they celebrate that the forward cannot be on the field considering that he is the Eredivisie scorer, as he acknowledged. the midfielder Axel Witsel during the pre-match press conference.
“I have played against many Dutch teams, they always have a style that wants possession, with a very good player on a technical level. The ‘Champions’, as we know, is always special. There are no easy games. It is always difficult. The only good thing is that this time Santiago Giménez is not here tomorrow“said the Belgian at the conference.
Santiago Gimenez He has not been able to extend his scoring streak beyond the Netherlands League where he has accumulated 10 goals in his six most recent games.
Santiago Giménez, Feyenoord forward
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Atlético de Madrid with seven casualties
For its part, Atlético de Madrid will have to go against the currents from before the opening whistle since they will reach the second date of the UEFA Champions League with seven casualties due to injuries to their players:: José María Giménez, Stefan Savic, Memphis Depay, Reinildo Mandava, Thomas Lemar, Pablo Barrios and Caglar Soyuncu.
“We are sad about that. It is also true that we have a lot of games and that in the end it does not help the player. But that’s how it is. We have to continue. We have a very important game,” Witsel said.
Last season, the Colchoneros were eliminated from the Champions League in the Group Stage and this campaign they have had an uncertain start after letting victory slip away in their presentation against Lazio where a last-minute goal from the goalkeeper took away their three points.
“Last year, the Champions League was very difficult for us. We didn’t get past the group. Of course it’s the least we have to do, get past that round, always thinking game by game, not thinking further ahead. “The important thing is tomorrow and we want to do much better than last year in the Champions League,” he said.
“I’m not going to say that it is a final, because there is still a long way to go to finish the group, but it is important. I am sure that with the fans and the atmosphere that we are going to have we will have a great game,” he added.
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